Luftnachrichten-Regiment ObdL

Kommandeure:

Oberst Paul-Bernhard Schneider, 1.4.39 - 10.3.40

Obstlt Gerhard Wendte, 10.3.40 - 15.4.41

Oberst Hans Huschke, 15.4.41 - ?

Oberst Günther von Fichte, 18.1.45 - 8.5.45

Stab:

Formed 1.4.39 in Potsdam-Eiche from Stab/Luftnachrichten-Abteilung ObdL.

On 10.3.40 renamed Stab/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 10. Reformed 10.3.40 in Potsdam-Eiche.

Nachrichten-Flieger-Staffel/Luftnachrichten-Regiment ObdL formed 4.39 in Potsdam, from 4.41 Flieger-Kompanie/Luftnachrichten-Regiment ObdL; mainly based in Berlin; 11.42 reported at Kalamaki; 1944 in Köthen(?); 10.44 renamed Flieger-Kompanie/Luftnachrichten-Regiment Reich.

I. Abteilung:

Formed 1.4.39 in Potsdam-Eiche. 1.45 in Wiesbaden.

1. Fernsprech-Betriebs-Kompanie in Potsdam-Eiche from 1./Luftnachrichten-Abteilung ObdL; 10.3.40 renamed 2./ObdL; reformed 4.40; 1.45 elements in Wiesbaden

2. Fernsprech (Stabsnachrichten)-Kompanie in Potsdam-Eiche from 2./Luftnachrichten-Abteilung ObdL; 10.3.40 renamed 3./ObdL, and reformed from 1./ObdL; disbanded 10.41, and reformed from 1./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 8

3. Funk-Kompanie in Regensburg(?) from 3./Luftnachrichten-Abteilung ObdL; 10.3.40 renamed 4./ObdL, and reformed from 2./ObdL; disbanded 4.41, and reformed; 10.41 renamed 11./ObdL, and 4.42 reformed from 13./ObdL

II. Abteilung:

Formed 1.4.39 in Potsdam-Eiche. On 10.3.40 renamed Stab II./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 10.

Reformed 4.41 in Potsdam-Eiche. In 10.42 renamed Stab/Luftnachrichten-Flugmelde-Funk-Abteilung zbV 2.

Reformed 4.43 in Potsdam-Eiche from Stab IV./Luftnachrichten-Regiment ObdL.

4. Fernsprech-Bau-Kompanie (FFK) in Potsdam-Eiche; 9.39 supporting 1. Flieger-Division; 10.3.40 renamed 1./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 10; reformed 3.40 in Potsdam-Eiche from 3./ObdL; 10.41 renamed 12./ObdL; reformed 3.44 from 7./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 110 (listed by Allied intelligence in Coudray-en-Thelle 8.42)

5. Telegrafen-Bau-Kompanie in Potsdam-Eiche; 9.39 attached to the Luftnachrichten-Lehr-Abteilung; 10.3.40 renamed 4./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 10; reformed 11.40; 1.45 elements in Wiesbaden

6. Kompanie in Potsdam-Eiche [formed 26.8.39]; 4.41 renamed 10./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 120, and reformed

7. Kompanie in Potsdam-Eiche [formed 26.8.39]; 4.41 renamed 11./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 120 (see below)

III. Abteilung:

Formed 1.4.39 in Potsdam-Wildpark.

In 10.44 renamed Stab/Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 350.

7. Kompanie in Potsdam-Wildpark [formed 4.41]; 10.44 renamed 3./Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 350

8. Kompanie in Potsdam-Wildpark [formed 7.40]; 4.41 renamed 5./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 201, and reformed

9. Funkhorch-Kompanie in Potsdam-Wildpark from Luftnachrichten-Funk-Horch-Betriebs-Personel-Zug zbV/OdbL [formed 3.40]; 4.41 renamed 9./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 38

10. Funkhorch-Kompanie in Potsdam-Wildpark from Kompanie-Stab zbV/ObdL [formed 3.40]; 7.40 in France; 4.41 renamed 9./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 31

IV. Abteilung:

Formed 3.40 in Potsdam-Eiche from Leiter der Flugsicherung Nord. In 4.41 renamed Stab I./Luftnachrichten-Flugsicherungs-Regiment zbV 1.

Reformed 10.41 in Potsdam-Eiche from Stab/Funk-Horch-Abteilung zbV 1. In 4.43 renamed II./Luftnachrichten-Regiment ObdL.

Reformed 4.44 in Potsdam-Eiche from Stab II./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 120.

11. Flugsicherungs-Kompanie in Potsdam-Eiche; 4.41 renamed 1./Luftnachrichten-Flugsicherungs-Regiment zbV 1; reformed 4.41 from 14./ObdL; disbanded 10.41, and reformed from 3./ObdL

12. Flugsicherungs-Kompanie in Potsdam-Eiche from 4./Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 6; 4.41 renamed 2./Luftnachrichten-Flugsicherungs-Regiment zbV 1; reformed 10.41 from 4./ObdL

13. Flugsicherungs-Kompanie in Potsdam-Eiche [formed 7.40]; 4.41 renamed 3./Luftnachrichten-Flugsicherungs-Regiment zbV 1; 10.41 reformed; 4.42 renamed 3./ObdL, and reformed from 16./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment zbV 1; disbanded 10.42, and reformed from Horch-Betriebs-Stelle 1/ObdL; 8.44 in Wiesbaden-Limberg; 10.44 renamed 8./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 351

V. Abteilung:

Formed 7.40 in Berlin-Kladow.

14. Kompanie in Berlin-Kladow; 4.41 renamed 11./ObdL (listed by Allied intelligence in Warzaw 5.44)

15. Kompanie in Berlin-Kladow from Luftnachrichten-Funk-Zug zbV für Störungs- und Täuschungszwecke/ObdL; 4.41 renamed 2./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment Norwegen; reformed 10.42 from Horch-Betriebs-Stelle 4/ObdL; 7.44 in Potsdam; 10.44 renamed 1./Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 350

16. Ersatz-Kompanie in Berlin-Kladow (new); 10.44 in Berlin-Kladow

17. Ersatz-Kompanie in Berlin-Kladow (new); 10.43 in Berlin-Kladow

19. Ersatz-Kompanie in Berlin-Kladow (new); 1.44 in Berlin-Kladow

VI. Abteilung

Formed 10.40 in Bielefeld as a Eisenbahn-Kabel-Bau-Abteilung.

19. Kompanie in Bielefeld(?) [formed 3.44]; 1.45 renamed 4./Luftnachrichten-Telegrafen-Bau-und-Betriebs-Abteilung zbV 11

20. Kompanie in Düsseldorf(?) (new); 1.44 Zug transferred from Kalinowka to Düsseldorf

21. Eisenbahn-Fernkabel-Bau-Kompanie in Bieledeld(?) from 1./Luftnachrichten-Versuchs-Regiment

22. Kompanie in Bielefeld(?) (FFK; new); 6.44 renamed Luftnachrichten-Fernkabel-Bau-Zug 2

23. Kompanie in Bielefeld(?) from 2./Luftverteidigungs-Nachrichten-Abteilung 4 [formed 10.41]; operated under Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 7

Abteilung and Kompanie relationsships are not always certain, and would in any event, change several times during the war.