Hello everyone,
I have found a letter written by a soldier from 1./Res.Flak 765, posted on 12 December 1942. I know that Flak. Abt 765 was in November 1942 in Escalles near Calais, but I don't succeed in finding its first battery (though I have searched in all my books and Internet).
This unit joined Boulogne-sur-Mer in 1943. The 1st battery was divided into two ones in the harbour area.
Many thanks !
Help 1./Res.Flak 765 in 12.1942 !
Re: Help 1./Res.Flak 765 in 12.1942 !
Here is all I have:
le.Flak-Abt. 765 (v)
Formed c. July 1940 in Hamburg-Altona as le.Res.Flak-Abt. 765 with a Stab and 3 batteries, numbered 1.-3. Battery 4./765 was added in c. April 1943. Redesignated le.Flak-Abt. 765 (v) between Jul and Aug 42. (Tessin; Kannapin; www.ww2.dk)
Lineage and Subordination: see: Tessin or (www.ww2.dk).
History:
Jun 41: Abt. reported casualties at Calais-Marck airfield. (BA-MA Loss Reports)
10 Jun 42: entire Abt. deployed in the Calais area. (BA-MA Ob.d.L./OKL claims files)
Dec 42: le.765 under Flak-Rgt. 132 (Flakgruppe Pas de Calais). (NARA T-405)
1943: 3./765 protecting a signals intelligence site manned by 6./Funkhorch-Rgt. West at Mont de Couple/14 km SW of Calais. (NARA T405)
1943-44: all or part of the Abt. now at Boulogne-sur-Mer/31 km SW of Calais and still under Flak-Rgt. 132/16. Flak-Div.. (Tessin)
Mar-Sep 44: now in Dunkirk under Flak-Rgt. 20 (Oostende/Belg.)/16. Flak-Div. and then 20. Flak-Brig. (Tessin; NARA T-321 roll 63; T-971 roll 18/f.051)
Oct 44: resting, regrouping and re-equipping in the Wiesbaden-Darmstadt area under 21. Flak-Div. (Tessin; DEFE 3 ULTRA signal)
Nov/Dec 44: protecting the lines of supply between the Rhine and the front in the West under III. Flakkorps. (Foreign Military Studies, Manuscript B-597 by Gen.Lt. Wolfgang Pickert, “III AA Corps in the Normandy Battles” (43 pages).
Jan-Apr 45: no information found, but presumably remained in the general area of SW Germany. (Tessin)
FpNs: Stab (L 27273), 1. Batterie (L 27872), 2. Batterie (L 28445), 3. Batterie (L 28985), 4. Batterie (L 20029)
Kommandeur:
Obstlt. Karl Burmann: 4/42; -8/42(?)
Maj. (d.R.) Erich Juchheim (?)(acting?): -9/43
Obstlt. (d.R.) Karl Karsten: 8/42 - 5/45
If your interest is limited to 1./765, you will need to dig deeply into Signatur RL 5 at BA-MA Freiburg im Breisgau, some of which is online.
L. deZ.
le.Flak-Abt. 765 (v)
Formed c. July 1940 in Hamburg-Altona as le.Res.Flak-Abt. 765 with a Stab and 3 batteries, numbered 1.-3. Battery 4./765 was added in c. April 1943. Redesignated le.Flak-Abt. 765 (v) between Jul and Aug 42. (Tessin; Kannapin; www.ww2.dk)
Lineage and Subordination: see: Tessin or (www.ww2.dk).
History:
Jun 41: Abt. reported casualties at Calais-Marck airfield. (BA-MA Loss Reports)
10 Jun 42: entire Abt. deployed in the Calais area. (BA-MA Ob.d.L./OKL claims files)
Dec 42: le.765 under Flak-Rgt. 132 (Flakgruppe Pas de Calais). (NARA T-405)
1943: 3./765 protecting a signals intelligence site manned by 6./Funkhorch-Rgt. West at Mont de Couple/14 km SW of Calais. (NARA T405)
1943-44: all or part of the Abt. now at Boulogne-sur-Mer/31 km SW of Calais and still under Flak-Rgt. 132/16. Flak-Div.. (Tessin)
Mar-Sep 44: now in Dunkirk under Flak-Rgt. 20 (Oostende/Belg.)/16. Flak-Div. and then 20. Flak-Brig. (Tessin; NARA T-321 roll 63; T-971 roll 18/f.051)
Oct 44: resting, regrouping and re-equipping in the Wiesbaden-Darmstadt area under 21. Flak-Div. (Tessin; DEFE 3 ULTRA signal)
Nov/Dec 44: protecting the lines of supply between the Rhine and the front in the West under III. Flakkorps. (Foreign Military Studies, Manuscript B-597 by Gen.Lt. Wolfgang Pickert, “III AA Corps in the Normandy Battles” (43 pages).
Jan-Apr 45: no information found, but presumably remained in the general area of SW Germany. (Tessin)
FpNs: Stab (L 27273), 1. Batterie (L 27872), 2. Batterie (L 28445), 3. Batterie (L 28985), 4. Batterie (L 20029)
Kommandeur:
Obstlt. Karl Burmann: 4/42; -8/42(?)
Maj. (d.R.) Erich Juchheim (?)(acting?): -9/43
Obstlt. (d.R.) Karl Karsten: 8/42 - 5/45
If your interest is limited to 1./765, you will need to dig deeply into Signatur RL 5 at BA-MA Freiburg im Breisgau, some of which is online.
L. deZ.