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The 2nd Flak Division (German: Flak-Division 2) was an anti-aircraft division unit of the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II. It was initially
2nd_Flak_Division
4th Flak Division 5th Flak Division 6th Flak Division 7th Flak Division 8th Flak Division 9th Flak Division 10th Flak Division 11th Flak Division 12th
Flak_division
12th Flak Division in support of 2nd Army between Modlin and Lomza, 18th Flak Division in support of 4th Army between Lomza and Ebenrode, 27th Flak Division
Flak_Corps
Military unit
The 6th Flak Division (German: Flak-Division 6) was a Flak division of the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II. On 1 August 1939, a staff named
6th_Flak_Division
Topics referred to by the same term
Division (Wehrmacht), Germany 2nd Guards Infantry Division (German Empire) 2nd Flak Division, Germany 2nd Mechanized Infantry Division (Greece) 2nd (Rawalpindi)
2nd_Division
Military unit
The 12th Flak Division (German: Flak-Division 12) was a flak division of the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II. It was active from early 1942
12th_Flak_Division
Military unit
The 10th Flak Division (German: Flak-Division 10) was a flak division of the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II. It was active from April 1941
10th_Flak_Division
German equestrian
From 1 September 1941, he was commander of the 2nd Flak Division in Leipzig. When the 2nd Flak Division was sent to the Eastern Front and replaced in its
Walter_Feyerabend
Military unit
The 9th Flak Division (German: 9. Flak-Division) was a Flak division of the German Luftwaffe in World War II which saw action on the Eastern Front. It
9th_Flak_Division
German anti-aircraft gun
The 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41 is a German 88 mm anti-aircraft and anti-tank artillery gun, developed in the 1930s. It was widely used by Nazi Germany throughout
8.8_cm_Flak_18/36/37/41
German elite Luftwaffe armoured division
Reichsmarschall's estate at Carinhall and the Flak defense of Hitler's headquarters and personal train. The division, during its time in Italy, committed a number
1st Fallschirm-Panzer Division Hermann Göring
1st_Fallschirm-Panzer_Division_Hermann_Göring
Howitzer Batteries 428th Heavy Mortar Battery 1123rd K-3 Battery 2nd Flak Division (41st and 43rd Regiments) von der Heydte Fallschirmjager Battalion
Battle of the Bulge order of battle
Battle_of_the_Bulge_order_of_battle
Family of Light Anti-aircraft guns
The Flak 30 (Flugzeugabwehrkanone 30) and improved Flak 38 were 20 mm anti-aircraft guns used by various German forces throughout World War II. It was
2 cm Flak 30, Flak 38 and Flakvierling 38
2_cm_Flak_30,_Flak_38_and_Flakvierling_38
The army flak artillery (Heeresflakartillerie) had become its own branch of the Wehrmacht artillery on 15 June 1941, after first army flak artillery
List of German brigades in World War II
List_of_German_brigades_in_World_War_II
Military unit
squadron (Ju 52) five liaison squadrons (Fi 156) IV Flak Corps 2nd Flak Division 6th Flak Division FAGr = Fernaufklärungsgruppe = Reconnaissance aircraft
Luftflotte_1
Active air assault division of the United States Army
secured the exit shortly before 4th Division troops arrived to link up. The third wave also encountered severe flak, losing six aircraft. The troop carriers
101st_Airborne_Division
German armoured division during World War II
(Panzer-Aufklärung-Abteilung 10) 302nd Flak Artillery Battalion (Heeres-Flak-Artillerie-Abteilung 302) Anti-aircraft Group (Luftwaffen-Flak-Artillerie-Gruppe 90th Tank
10th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)
10th_Panzer_Division_(Wehrmacht)
Active infantry division of the United States Army
Augsburg ~ Sheridan Reese Flak Fryar: Sheridan Kaserne". www.amerika-in-augsburg.de. Retrieved 26 May 2026. "First Division Monument History - The White
1st Infantry Division (United States)
1st_Infantry_Division_(United_States)
Nazi general (1897–1984)
the Iron Cross 1914, 2nd and 1st Class 2nd Class (1939) 1st Class (1940) Winter Battle in the East 1941–42 Medal Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge on 19 August
Wolfgang_Pickert
Major WW2 event
Edelsheim 14th Flak Division 90th Flak Regiment 121st Heavy Flak Battalion 568th Heavy Flak Battalion 729th Light Flak Battalion 43/IV Homeland Flak Battalion
Battle of Berlin order of battle
Battle_of_Berlin_order_of_battle
Military unit
German Order of Battle World War II: Volume V. p. 60. Possibly a Flak battalion "Festungs-Division Frankfurt/Oder". Axis History Factbook. 7 April 2012.
Fortress Division Frankfurt/Oder
Fortress_Division_Frankfurt/Oder
Military unit
each regiment. The Flak Battalion comprised four batteries. Batteries I and II comprised six Flak 38 Guns each 2 cm Flak 30, Flak 38 and Flakvierling
11th_Luftwaffe_Field_Division
German general and Knight's Cross recipient
the Iron Cross on 9 June 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 2nd Flak Division Fellgiebel 2000, p. 243. Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die
Alfons_Luczny
German army division during World War II
The 2nd Panzer Division (English: 2nd Tank Division) was an armoured division in the German Army, the Heer, during World War II. Created as one of the
2nd Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)
2nd_Panzer_Division_(Wehrmacht)
German military unit
The 2nd Luftwaffe Field Division (German: 2. Luftwaffen-Feld-Division) was an infantry division of the Luftwaffe branch of the Wehrmacht that fought in
2nd_Luftwaffe_Field_Division
German army division during World War II
battery of the 2nd Battalion Flak Regiment 411 and Motorcycle Battalion 6 (afternoon). On 23 June, Kampfgruppe Von Seckendorff of the division, with, for
6th_Panzer_Division
German army division during World War II
Weimar. It was one of three tank divisions created at the time, the other two being the 2nd and 3rd Panzer Division. Earlier in the year, Germany had
1st Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)
1st_Panzer_Division_(Wehrmacht)
Military unit
In November 1943 this battalion was removed from the division and became II Flak-Abteilung of Flak Regiment 6. 'The 24th Luftwaffe Light Infantry Regiment
12th_Luftwaffe_Field_Division
Military unit
Group (3× batteries with 4× 8.8 cm Flak 37 anti-aircraft guns per battery) II Group (3× batteries with 4× 8.8 cm Flak 37 anti-aircraft guns per battery)
136th Armored Legionary Division "Centauro"
136th_Armored_Legionary_Division_"Centauro"
War II who commanded the 6th Flak Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class (4 February 1915) & 1st
Werner_Anton
German armored division from 1933 to 1945
battalions of motorized infantry, one combat engineer company, and the division's flak battalion, were used for the attack. The weather was not suitable for
1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler
1st_SS_Panzer_Division_Leibstandarte_SS_Adolf_Hitler
German army division during World War II
Bluecoat, Operation Totalize, and Operation Tractable. Along with the 2nd SS Panzer Division, it was responsible for holding the pocket open to allow German
116th_Panzer_Division
Military unit
and threatening Panzer Lehr's rear. Elements of Panzer Lehr, the 2nd Panzer Division, and the 101st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion were committed to defeating
Panzer_Lehr_Division
German army division during World War II
220 Panzer Engineer Battalion (Major Hoegl) 305 Flak Battalion (Major Ohlend) As 5th Light Afrika Division: Generalmajor Johannes Streich, 18 February –
21st_Panzer_Division
War 1914/1918 Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (17 May 1940) 1st Class (28 July 1940) Eastern Front Medal Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge German Cross in Gold
Heino_von_Rantzau
Military unit
Tank Guns. The Flak Battalion contained three companies of three Batteries of four, armed with the single barreled Flak 38 2 cm Flak 30, Flak 38 and Flakvierling
6th_Luftwaffe_Field_Division
German WWII airborne division
Parachute Division. The unconditional surrender of Germany followed a week later. HQ Staff 1. Panzerjäger Battalion 1. Pioneer Battalion 1. Flak Battalion
1st_Parachute_Division
German army division during World War II
Flak Battalion had only joined the division in 1943 and the Panzergrenadier Regiment had been called Schützen Regiment until July 1942. HQ Divisional
17th_Panzer_Division
Military unit
The II Fallschirmkorps (2nd Parachute Corps) was created in 1943 from Division Meindl, an experienced division on the Eastern Front. In the wake of this
II_Parachute_Corps_(Germany)
German army division during World War II
into full panzer divisions. In October 1939, the 2nd Light Division became the 7th Panzer Division, one of Germany's ten armoured divisions. It consisted
7th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)
7th_Panzer_Division_(Wehrmacht)
German cavalry division
train the rest of the division. Kampfgruppe Wiedemann consisted of SS Volunteer Cavalry Regiment 52 with attached artillery, Flak and reconnaissance elements
22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division
22nd_SS_Volunteer_Cavalry_Division
German army division during World War II
1940. The division, based in the Wehrkreis VI in the Westphalia region of Germany, received the 2nd Tank Regiment from the 1st Panzer Division and moved
16th_Panzer_Division
German infantry division during World War II
Flak Battalion of the 15th Motorised Flak Regiment in October 1943. The following officers commanded the division: Generalmajor (from 28 November 1942)
14th_Luftwaffe_Field_Division
German armored division
Panzergrenadier Division (German: 4. SS-Polizei-Panzergrenadier-Division) or SS Division Polizei was one of the thirty-eight divisions fielded as part
4th SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Division
4th_SS_Polizei_Panzergrenadier_Division
Military unit
counterattack reserve, along with the Fusilier battalion. On the divisional left flank the 2nd Battalion of Grenadier Regiment 914 was positioned behind the
352nd_Infantry_Division
Military unit
the Kurfurstendamm. By 1 May the division had been pushed back to the Tiergarten and was fighting to defend the Zoo Flak Tower, the shelter of thousands
Panzer_Division_Müncheberg
Military unit
Feldherrnhalle FlaK-Battalion Feldherrnhalle Pioneer-Battalion Feldherrnhalle Communications-Company Feldherrnhalle "Panzer-Grenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle"
Panzer-Grenadier-Division Feldherrnhalle
Panzer-Grenadier-Division_Feldherrnhalle
German officer (1911–1997)
was posted to the 2nd Light Division, serving in its armoured reconnaissance battalion. On 1 September 1939 the 2nd Light Division, under General Georg
Hans_von_Luck
Inactive Italian Army air defense unit
guns XXVII Positional Group with 7.5 cm Flak M35 (d) anti-aircraft guns XXX Positional Group with 8.8cm Flak anti-aircraft guns LIII Positional Group
2nd Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment (Italy)
2nd_Anti-aircraft_Artillery_Regiment_(Italy)
Structure of German air force
regiments (Flak-Regimenter), brigades (Flak-Brigaden e.g. Flak-Brigade XIX), divisions (Flak-Divisionen, e.g. 9. Flak-Division) and Flak Corps (Flakkorps)
Organization of the Luftwaffe (1933–1945)
Organization_of_the_Luftwaffe_(1933–1945)
German army division during World War II
12th Panzer Division was an armoured division in the German Army, established in 1940. In October 1940 the 2nd Motorised Infantry Division was reorganized
12th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)
12th_Panzer_Division_(Wehrmacht)
Mechanized infantry division of the Hellenic Army, established 1941
7 cm Flak 36/37 guns 2nd Mechanized Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battery (2η Μηχανοκίνητη Πυροβολαρχία Αντιαεροπορικού Πυροβολικού), four 2 cm Flak 30 guns
19th Mechanized Division (Greece)
19th_Mechanized_Division_(Greece)
Training Division Parachute Training and Replacement Division (see 20th Parachute Division) These were headquarters for controlling aggregates of flak ("anti-aircraft
List of German divisions in World War II
List_of_German_divisions_in_World_War_II
WWII German division
Felix cancelled, the division took part in the Invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941 as part of the 2nd Army. The 1st Mountain Division participated in Operation
1st Mountain Division (Wehrmacht)
1st_Mountain_Division_(Wehrmacht)
Military unit
with the 615th Flak (anti-aircraft) Battalion which was used to expand the brigade into a division. On 1 January 1945, the 1st Ski Division (then under Army
1st_Ski_Division_(Wehrmacht)
Measures to combat enemy aerial forces
Aster missile. Non-English terms for air defence include the German term Flak or FlaK (Fliegerabwehrkanone, lit. 'aircraft defence cannon', also cited as Flugabwehrkanone)
Anti-aircraft_warfare
Military units involved in Operation Market Garden
Bataillon I Kampfgruppe SS FlaK Bataillon 10 General der Infanterie Gustav-Adolf von Zangen 64. Infanterie-Division 70. Infanterie-Division General der Infanterie
Operation Market Garden order of battle
Operation_Market_Garden_order_of_battle
Military unit
Pioneer Battalion (motorized) 315. Heer Flak Battalion (motorized) Signal, Supply and Support Units The division has been implicated in the Bellona massacre
15th_Panzergrenadier_Division
German army division during World War II
town for the 2nd Panzer Division which had moved its headquarters to Vienna after the Anschluss of Austria in March 1938. The division's insignia, which
4th_Panzer_Division
1945 battle of World War II
of World War II. Troops of the 23rd Tank Battalion of the 12th Armored Division of the US XXI Corps led by Lieutenant John C. "Jack" Lee Jr., a number
Battle_of_Castle_Itter
Military unit
The rest of the Division consisted of a Panzer-Jager Battalion, a signals company, an engineer company, and a supply column. Plus the Flak Battalion contained
8th_Luftwaffe_Field_Division
German general (1890–1944)
overall German defence. On 17 July 1943 Hube was given command of all army and Flak troops on the island. Hube organised the evacuation to the Italian peninsula
Hans-Valentin_Hube
German mountain division
Volunteer Mountain Division "Prinz Eugen" (7. SS-Freiwilligen Gebirgs-Division "Prinz Eugen"), initially named the SS-Volunteer Division Prinz Eugen
7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen
7th_SS_Volunteer_Mountain_Division_Prinz_Eugen
Infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II
mod. 06 field guns) IV Group (75/27 mod. 06 field guns) V Group (8.8 cm Flak 37, joined the regiment in May 1942) 401st Anti-aircraft Battery (20/65 mod
27th Infantry Division "Brescia"
27th_Infantry_Division_"Brescia"
Military unit
gun fire, on May 2 the commander of the flak towers agreed to surrender. In several days of fighting the division had overrun seven districts. For its role
89th_Rifle_Division
Soviet and Polish general (1896–1968)
Funck's 7th Panzer Division from the 3rd Panzer Group arrived at Yartsevo behind Smolensk. The next day motorized infantry from the 2nd Panzer Group forced
Konstantin_Rokossovsky
1944 World War II military operation
increasing number of flak units in the Netherlands, especially around Arnhem. Brereton's experience with tactical air operations judged that flak suppression would
Operation_Market_Garden
Köthen. Also in the general Maercker Barracks, the Flak Regiment 33 was stationed in the 2nd Flak Division. The first commander of the school was Generalmajor
Heer and Luftwaffe Signals School
Heer_and_Luftwaffe_Signals_School
Military unit
Company (9–12 guns) (48064C) 2nd Sturmgeschütz Company (10–14 guns, also known as a Sturmgeschütz Battalion) (48064D) 3rd Flak Company (12 x 2 cm Flugzeugabwehrkanone
31st SS Volunteer Grenadier Division
31st_SS_Volunteer_Grenadier_Division
Battalion (2x 8.8 cm Flak, 1x 3.7 cm Flak and 1x 2 cm Flak batteries) 999th Signal Battalion Division Services 1st Fallschirmjäger Division - Generalleutnant
Operation Husky order of battle
Operation_Husky_order_of_battle
Military unit
Flak Battalion contained three Batteries armed with 24 single barreled Flak 38 2 cm Flak 30, Flak 38 and Flakvierling 38, and 4 Flak 36 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41
7th_Luftwaffe_Field_Division
Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several flak divisions. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Promotions:
Walter_von_Hippel
German military unit
Footnotes Transferred out of the division in October 1943 to be redesignated as the 2nd Flak Battalion of the 8th Flak Regiment The rank of oberst is equivalent
4th_Luftwaffe_Field_Division
1945 World War II battle
April 1945, in the city of Groningen. The 2nd Canadian Division attacked Groningen (though the whole division was never in combat at any given time), defended
Battle_of_Groningen
German armored division
battalion 17th SS Flak battalion 17th SS Signal Battalion 17th SS Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion 17th SS-Pionier battalion 17th SS-Divisions-Nachschubtruppen
17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen
17th_SS_Panzergrenadier_Division_Götz_von_Berlichingen
Military unit
batteries of Flak 38 2 cm Flak 30, Flak 38 and Flakvierling 38 and one battery of Flak 37 3.7 cm Flak 18/36/37 flak guns. The rest of the division consisted
10th_Luftwaffe_Field_Division
Battle in the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War
Aqqaqir. His mobile forces (XX Corps, Afrika Korps, 90th Light Division and 19th Flak Division) were ordered to make a fighting withdrawal while his other
Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein
US D-Day veteran and recipient of the Purple Heart medal
was one of the few not killed. He was wounded in the foot by a burst of flak. His parachute caught in one of the steeple pinnacles of Our Lady of the
John_Steele_(paratrooper)
Soviet sniper (1915–1991)
He was assigned to the 1047th Rifle Regiment of the 284th "Tomsk" Rifle Division, which became part of the 62nd Army at Stalingrad on 17 September 1942
Vasily_Zaitsev_(sniper)
Military unit
Anti-aircraft Group (8.8 cm Flak 37 anti-aircraft guns; formed by the 3rd Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment and attached to the division) CCCXXI Artillery Group
133rd Armored Division "Littorio"
133rd_Armored_Division_"Littorio"
Air force of East Germany
fighter divisions, an attack aircraft division and an anti-aircraft division. However, eventually only the 1st and 3rd Aviation Divisions and the 1st Flak-Division
Air Forces of the National People's Army
Air_Forces_of_the_National_People's_Army
German army division during World War II
The 14th Panzer Division (German: 14. Panzer-Division) was an armoured division in the German Army during World War II. It was created in 1940 by the
14th_Panzer_Division
Order of battle for 1942 battle in Egypt
9th Division (Major-General Leslie Morshead) British 51st (Highland) Infantry Division (Major-General Douglas Wimberley) New Zealand 2nd Division (Lieutenant-General
Second Battle of El Alamein order of battle
Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein_order_of_battle
German general (1895-1977)
the Iron Cross on 1 August 1943 as Generalmajor and commander of 20. Flak-Division (mot.) Fellgiebel 2000, p. 264. Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]
Georg_Neuffer
Military unit
85th Light (Luftwaffe) FlaK Battery 118th Mountain Artillery Regiment Gebirgs-Pionier-Battalion 91 91st Signals Battalion Divisional Service Troops Lepage
6th Mountain Division (Wehrmacht)
6th_Mountain_Division_(Wehrmacht)
the Iron Cross on 10 September 1944 as Generalmajor and commander of 101st Flak Regiment Fellgiebel 2000, p. 138. Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]
Hans-Wilhelm Doering-Manteuffel
Hans-Wilhelm_Doering-Manteuffel
their weapons. In some cases, the type designation and series number (i.e. FlaK 30) are sufficient to identify a system, but occasionally multiple systems
List of German military equipment of World War II
List_of_German_military_equipment_of_World_War_II
German army division during World War II
battalion, 93rd Panzer Signals battalion, 304th Army FLAK artillery battalion. Soldiers of the division, then commanded by Eduard Crasemann, were involved
23rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
23rd_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)
Battle on the Eastern Front of World War II
Division's anti-tank battalion. The tank was hit several times but fired back and destroyed all four enemy AT guns. An 8.8 cm FlaK of the divisional anti-aircraft
Battle_of_Raseiniai
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division
E Company, 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, the "Screaming Eagles", is a company in the United States
E Company, 506th Infantry Regiment
E_Company,_506th_Infantry_Regiment
1944 British airborne operation in the Netherlands
Williams was reluctant to send his aircraft too close to Arnhem and into the flak from Deelen airfield after the drop. Urquhart was forced to pick drop zones
Battle_of_Arnhem
Armored division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II
with 3,400 prisoners. On 29 November the Ariete engaged the New Zealand 2nd Division at the Battle of Point 175. On 7 December 1941, Axis forces withdrew
132nd Armored Division "Ariete"
132nd_Armored_Division_"Ariete"
Military unit
31st Flak Company 31st Assault Gun Battalion On 9 September 1944, the 31st Grenadier Division was re-formed as the 31st Volksgrenadier Division, and some
31st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
31st_Infantry_Division_(Wehrmacht)
German term for combat formations in WWI and WWII
often attached to the Panzerkampfgruppe. Flak-Kampftrupps were mixed units which combined two or more heavy Flak pieces and light autocannons. While the
Kampfgruppe
WW2 Soviet Red Army formation
In August–September 1941 the division became the 173rd Rifle Division (2nd Formation). The first formation of the division had been destroyed in the Battle
77th_Guards_Rifle_Division
German general and Knight's Cross recipient
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 December 1942 as Oberst and commander of Flak-Regiment 153 Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of
Kurt_Andersen_(general)
German Waffen-SS infantry division
commander in the new regiment was Kurt Nitschkowski, a former Luftwaffe Flak Oberstleutnant. Nitschkowski had been demoted to the rank of SS-Grenadier
Dirlewanger_Brigade
1943 Soviet film
79th 94th 100th 113th 295th 297th 305th 371st 376th 384th 389th others 9th Flak Guards Rifle 13th 15th 33rd 35th 36th 37th 39th Rifle 38th 45th 62nd 64th
Stalingrad_(1943_film)
the 5./gemischte Flak-Abteilung 505 (deployable) and leader of an anti-aircraft armoured train (makeshift) of the 9. Flak-Division. According to Scherzer
List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients (M)
List_of_Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross_recipients_(M)
Military unit
In November 1943 This Battalion was removed from the Division and became I Flak-Abteilung of Flak Regiment 2 (motorisiert). One source states that the
9th_Luftwaffe_Field_Division
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