Luftnachrichten-Regiment 233

Kommandeure:

Oberst Herbert Langen, 2.9.44 - 12.3.45

Oberst Fritz Wolfemann, 12.3.45 - 5.45

Stab:

Formed 2.9.44 in Lüdenscheid/Westfalen from Stab/Luftnachrichten-Flugmelde-Regiment 93. Served under the 3. Jagddivision until the end (III. and IV. served under Jagdabschnittsführer Mittelrhein).

I. Abteilung:

Formed 2.9.44 in Heiligenhaus, near Düsseldorf, from Stab IV./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 211.

1. schwere Flugmelde-Leit Kompanie at Heiligenhaus, near Düsseldorf (Stellung "Heidschnucke") (new); also controlled Fluko Köln, Fluko Duisburg, Fluko Dortmund and Fluko Düsseldorf

2. mittlere Flugmelde-Leit Kompanie at Geber, near Xanthen (Stellung "Goldkäfer") from 19./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 211; also controlled Fluko Doetinchen (Holland)

3. mittlere Flugmelde-Leit Kompanie formed at Peddenberg*, near Wesel (Stellung "Bazi II") from 20./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 211; also controlled Fluko Venray (Holland)

4. mittlere Flugmelde-Leit Kompanie at Ingendorf**, near Geilenkirchen (Stellung "Gemse") from 22./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 211; also controlled Fluko Stetternich, near Jülich

5. mittlere Flugmelde-Leit Kompanie at Herringen, near Hamm/Westfalen (Stellung "Rattler") from 23./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 201; also controlled Fluko Kamen and Fluko Borken

6. Kompanie (see 30. Kompanie below)

Another Stellung III was located at Grosshau, near Düren (unknown designation, but probably a Flugmelde-Meßzug).

* originally at Bakel, east of Eindhoven ** originally at Ameln/Jülich

II. Abteilung:

Formed 2.9.44 in Marburg/Lahn, from Stab I./Luftnachrichten-Flugmelde-Regiment 93.

10. schwere Flugmelde-Leit Kompanie at Siegen (Stellung "Silberfuchs") (new); also controlled Fluko Kassel and Fluko Paderborn

11. schwere Flugmelde-Leit Kompanie at Korbach (Stellung "Kormoran") (new); also controlled Fluko Giessen/Lahn

12. mittlere Flugmelde-Leit Kompanie at Kierspe/Westfalen (Stellung "Schnake") from 21./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 201; also controlled Fluko Lüdenscheid

13. mittlere Flugmelde-Leit Kompanie at Niederelbert, near Montabaur (Stellung "Elster") from 7./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 215; by 1.2.45 attached to IV./233

14. mittlere Flugmelde-Leit Kompanie at Madfeld, near Brilon (Stellung "Muli") from 27./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 204

III. Abteilung:

Formed 2.9.44 in Urschmitt, near Cochem, from Stab II./Luftnachrichten-Flugmelde-Regiment 93.

20. schwere Flugmelde-Leit Kompanie formed at Dudelsdorf, near Bitburg (Stellung "Biene") (new); also controlled Fluko Malmedy (until 1.2.45, when the Fluko was disbanded)

21. mittlere Flugmelde-Leit Kompanie at Urschmitt, near Cochem (Stellung "Zeisig") from 8./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 215; also controlled Fluko Bonn and Fluko Koblenz

22. mittlere Flugmelde-Leit Kompanie at Birkenfeld/Nahe (Stellung "Kauz") from 11./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 215

IV. Abteilung:

Formed 2.9.44 in Darmstadt from Stab IV./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 215. Part of Stab IV./233 was at another location in Darmstadt, and was unofficially known as Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Abteilung Jafü Mittelrhein, and controlled 2., 6., 17. and 18./Ln.Rgt. 213.

30. schwere Flugmelde-Leit Kompanie at Veelen*, near Coesfeld (Stellung "Drossel-Nord") (new); was soon attached to III./233, but later (before 1.2.45) came under I./233, and was now unofficial redesignated 6. schwere Flugmelde-Leit-Kompanie. A new 30. schwere Flugmelde-Leit Kompanie was formed at the same time, now at Gernsheim/Rhein (Stellung "Dachs-Mitte"), with Fluko Frankfurt/M. attached. This new Kompanie remained attached to IV./233

31. mittlere Flugmelde-Leit Kompanie at Rockenberg, near Butzbach (Stellung "Nachtigall") from 10./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 215

32. mittlere Flugmelde-Leit Kompanie at Erlenkopf, near Eusserthal/Annweiler-Pf. (Stellung "Bergziege") from 12./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 215

33. mittlere Flugmelde-Leit Kompanie at Schlossau, near Eberbach (Stellung "Eber") from 17./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 215

6./Ln.Ausb.Rgt 305, 6./Ln.Rgt. 213 and 25./Ln.Rgt. 203 was also attached to IV./233.

* originally at Meeuwen/Holland (Stellung "Küken").