8. Flak-Division

Kommandeure:

GenLt Kurt Wagner, 1.9.41 - 4.12.44

GenMaj Max Schaller, 4.12.44 - 7.5.45

Ia:

Hptm Freygang, ? - ?

Maj Hans-Werner Staunau, 15.11.44 - 5.45

Formed 1.9.41 at Bremen-Oberneuland from Luftverteidigungskommando 8 with:

Stab/Flak-Regiment 26 (o) (Flakgruppe Bremen-Nord)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 56 (o) (Flakgruppe Bremen-Süd)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 89 (o) (Flakgruppe Bremen-Mitte)

Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 160 (o) (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Bremen)

Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 128

Stab/Flak-Regiment 13 replaced Stab/Flak-Regiment 56 as Flakgruppe Bremen-Süd in 6.42.

Organisation on 1.11.43:

Stab/Flak-Regiment 13 (o) (Flakgruppe Bremen-Süd)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 26 (o) (Flakgruppe Bremen-Nord)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 89 (o) (Flakgruppe Bremen-Mitte)

Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 160 (o) (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Bremen)

Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 128

In 5.44 the 8. Flak-Brigade left for Hannover and the division took over its four regiments (1.6.44):

Stab/Flak-Regiment 9 (o) (Flakgruppe Osnabrück)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 13 (o) (Flakgruppe Bremen-Süd)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 26 (o) (Flakgruppe Bremen-Nord)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 50 (o) in Bohmte (Flakgruppe Moorland)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 61 (o) (Flakgruppe Lübeck)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 63 (o) (Flakgruppe Ostfriesland)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 89 (o) (Flakgruppe Bremen-Mitte)

Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 160 (o) (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Bremen)

Flak-Transport-Bttr. 129./VI

Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 128

In 6.44 Stab/Flak-Regiment 89 moved to Narbonne (France); In 7.44 Stab/Flak-Regiment 50 (o) and Stab/Flak-Regiment 61 (o) left the division for the 8. Flak-Brigade.

Stab/Flak-Regiment 61 (o) returned 9.44, while Stab/Flak-Regiment 63 (o) left for 4. Flak-Brigade.

Organisation 1.12.44:

Stab/Flak-Regiment 9 (v) (Flakgruppe Osnabrück)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 13 (o) (Flakgruppe Bremen-Süd)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 26 (o) (Flakgruppe Bremen-Nord)

Stab/Flak-Regiment 61 (o) (Flakgruppe Lübeck)

Stab/Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 160 (o) (Flakscheinwerfergruppe Bremen)

Flak-Transport-Bttr. 129./VI

Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 128

Subordinated to Luftgau-Kommando XI, and from 3.45/4.45 VI. Flakkorps.