Fallschirm-Flak-Abteilung

Each battalion (824 men) consisted of 5 batteries with a total of 1888mm AA guns and 18 20mm AA guns

*All dates below listed as date/month/year

Fallschirm-Flak Abteilung 1

• Formed 1940 as the Fallschirm-Flak-Abteilung with 4 batteries, serving under the 7.Flieger-Division.
• In May 1943 renamed Fallschirm-Flak-Abteilung 1 (only 1. and 4. companies), now attached to 1.Fallschirm-Jäger-Division.
• From 1.44 strength was increased to 5 batteries

Fallschirm-Flak-Abteilung 2

• Formed in December 1943 with 5 batteries. Was not destroyed in Brestwith the rest of 2.Fallschirm-Jäger-Division.
• Operated in Luftgau II in 1945, and ended the war in Danzig, with the 4thbattery attached to 9.Fallschirm-Jäger-Division.

Fallschirm-Flak-Abteilung 3

• Formed 1.44 in France.
• Fought in Normandy with the 3. Fallschirm-Jäger-Division,but operated independently in Böhmen 1945.
• Apparently renamed II./Flak-Regiment 20 in 1945, and was reformed fromI./Fallschirm-Flak-Regiment 12.

Fallschirm-Flak-Abteilung 4

• Formed 12.43 in Italy, with 5 batteries

Fallschirm-Flak-Abteilung 5

• Formed 1.44 at Reims with 5 batteries, and was destroyed in Normandy.Reformed 11.44 in Holland.
• In 1945 apparently became II./Flak-Regiment 6, and was reformed fromIII./Fallschirm-Flak-Regiment 12.

Fallschirm-Flak-Abteilung 6

• Formed 6.44 in France with 5 batteries. No action in Normandy (and didnot serve with the 6.Fallschirm-Jäger-Division),and was redesignated Fallschirm-Flak-Abteilung 7 in 10.44.
• Reformed 10.44 in Holland.
• 1945 operated independently on the Eastern front(Upper Schlesia).
• In 1945 apparently renamed Flak-Abteilung 190, and was reformed fromII./Fallschirm-Flak-Regiment 12.

Fallschirm-Flak-Abteilung 7

• Formed 11.44 in Holland with 5 batteries, from Fallschirm-Flak-Abteilung6.

Fallschirm-Flak-Abteilung 9

• Formed 2.45 with 5 batteries, from III./Fallschirm-Flak-Regiment12.

Fallschirm-Flak-Abteilung 20

• Formed 5.4.45 with 3 companies. Was not used by the 20.Fallschirm-Jäger-Division, but was instead attached to the
  21.Fallschirm-Jäger-Division.