Flak-Artillerie-Abteilung or Flak-Abteilung?

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Reigo2
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Flak-Artillerie-Abteilung or Flak-Abteilung?

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Post by Reigo2 » 26 May 2020, 18:19

It seems that the official name for army Flak units included the word Artillerie. For example Heeres-Flak-Artillerie-Abteilung.

But what about Luftwaffe? It seems that the "Artillerie" part was missing from the official unit names and it was simply Flak-Abteilung (or Flak-Regiment, Flak-Division etc). Am I correct?

The same question about Marine Flak unit names: Artillerie included in the name or not?

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Post by Waleed Y. Majeed » 26 May 2020, 18:55

Both were used. Heer included “artillerie”, marine and luftwaffe did not. Don’t ask me why.

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Post by Navy » 26 May 2020, 20:17

Thats simple; the exercise of the Heeres Flak Artillerie Abteilungen was not only against aircrafts, it was also used for ground attack against shelter, tanks,etc.
Not so Marine and Luftwaffe.

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