LW Flak Schirmuetze - LW visor cap

[Neil Hever]

Correction - paid $55 for it. Yes, for a high schooler it was pricey. But it has the link to Legion Condor so not too bad for a kid. NH

[Bob Lyons]

This might help with some history for your cap, courtesy of Michael Holm

Bob

Flak-Regiment 8

Stab/Flak-Regiment 8 (v):

Kommandeure:

GenMaj Job Odebrecht, 15.11.38 - 14.10.39
Oberst Richard Reimann, 15.10.39 - 2.6.40
Oberst Freidrich Römer, 2.6.40 - 1.9.42
Oberst Wolfgang Freytag, 21.11.42 - 20.12.42
Oberst Werner Huck, 4.43 - 9.44
Obstlt Erich Köhler, 9.44 - 10.44
Maj Alfred Majewski, 10.44 - 26.11.44
Maj Erich Bein, 27.11.44 - 3.45
Oberst Friedrich Römer, 3.45 - 3.45
Maj Georg Mangelsdorff, 3.45 - 5.45
Formed 15.11.38 in Wien-Stammersdorf from Stab/Flak-Regiment 25.

Service:

11.38 - 8.39 under Luftgaukommando XVII
1939 in Poland
1939/40 in Luftgau XI
5.40 in Denmark
6.40 to Dordrecht as Flakgruppe Rotterdam
1941 in Dordrecht as Flakgruppe Rotterdam, with I./411, I./704, 115, 365, le.831 and Sw.649
1.2.43 in Rotterdam under 16. Flak-Division, with 591, 649, 668, 831 and 847
1.11.43 in Rotterdam under 19. Flak-Brigade, with le.847 (o), le.668 (o), le.831 (o), gem.665 (o), gem.591 (o), gem. I./35 (mot.) and Sw.649 (v)
1.1.44 in Rotterdam under 19. Flak-Brigade, with le.668 (o), le.831 (o), le.847 (o), gem.242 (o), gem.591 (o), gem.665 (o) and gem. I./35 (mot.)
1.2.44 in Rotterdam under 19. Flak-Brigade, with le.668 (o), le.831 (o), le.847 (o), gem.242 (o), gem.591 (o), gem.665 (o) and gem. I./35 (mot.)
1.3.44 in Rotterdam under 19. Flak-Brigade, with le.668 (o), le.831 (o), le.847 (o), gem.591 (o) and gem.665 (o)
1.4.44 in Rotterdam under 19. Flak-Brigade, with s.428 (v), gem.155 (v), le.764 (v) and le.845 (v)
1.5.44 in Rotterdam under 19. Flak-Brigade, with s.428 (v), gem.155 (v), le.845 (v), le.764 (v) and le.667 (v)
1.6.44 in Rotterdam under 19. Flak-Brigade, with s.428 (v), gem.155 (v), gem.598 (v), le.845 (v), le.764 (v) and le.667 (v)
1.7.44 under 19. Flak-Brigade, with s.428 (v), gem.155 (v), gem.598 (v), le.845 (v), le.764 (v), le.667 (v) and zbV le.12100 (bmot)
1.8.44 under 19. Flak-Brigade, with s.428 (v), gem.155 (v), le.764 (v), le.845 (v), le.667 (v), gem.598 (v), zbV 12100 (bmot) and zbV 12600 (bmot)
1.9.44 under 19. Flak-Brigade (Luftgau XIV), with s.428 (v), gem.155 (v), le.764 (v), le.845 (v), le.667 (v), gem.598 (v), zbV le.12100 (bmot) and zbV s.12600 (bmot)
1.10.44 under 19. Flak-Brigade (Luftgau XIV), with no units attached
1.11.44 under 2. Flak-Division (III. Flakkorps), with no units attached
1.12.44 under 1. Flak-Brigade with le.78 (mot.), le.79 (mot.), gem.617 (v), gem.686 (b.mot.), 6./le.347 (v) and le.Heimat-Flak-Bttr. 28./VII
4.45 in Ruhr-pocket
I./Flak-Regiment 8 (gem. mot.):

Formed 1.4.35 in Fürth from Flak-Abteilung 7 (Heer), with 1. - 5. Batterien. 1.4.35 - 1.11.35 used the cover designation Fahr-Abt. Fürth. On 15.11.38 redesignated I./Flak-Regiment 9.

Reformed 15.11.38 in Wien-Stammersdorf from Flak-Abteilung Wien. Destroyed 1.43 at Stalingrad.

Reformed 6.43 in Saloniki.

Service:

10.35 - 2.38 under Höh.Kdr.d.Flakart. in Luftkreis V
2.38 - 8.39 under Luftgaukommando XVII
9.39 in Poland
4.40 in Denmark
10.5.40 - 18.5.40 under I. Flakkorps (Stab/Flak-Regiment 104)
19.5.40 - 31.5.40 under II. Flakkorps (Stab/Flak-Regiment 202)
1.6.40 under Flak-Brigade II (Stab/Flak-Regiment 104)
12.7.40 under Flak-Brigade II (Stab/Flak-Regiment 104)
6.41 Koluft 6th Armee, under Stab/Flak-Regiment 91
12.42 at Stalingrad under 9. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 37)
1.11.43 under Feldluftgau-Kommando XXX (Stab/Flak-Regiment 40)
1.1.44 under 20. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 40)
1.2.44 under 20. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 40)
1.3.44 under 20. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 40)
1.4.44 under 20. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 40)
1.5.44 under 20. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 40)
1.6.44 under 20. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 40)
1.7.44 under 20. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 40)
1.8.44 under 20. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 40)
1.9.44 under 20. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 38)
1.10.44 under 20. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 38)
1.11.44 under 20. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 38)
1.12.44 under 20. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 38)
1944/45 in Croatia
1945 in Hungary
II./Flak-Regiment 8 (gem. mot.):

Formed 1.11.43 in Vitebsk from IV./Luftwaffen-Artillerie-Regiment 4, with 6. - 10. Batterien.

Disbanded 4.44, with Stab II./8 being absorbed by Stab/Flak-Regiment 23.

Service:

1.1.44 under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 6)
1.2.44 under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 6)
1.3.44 under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 6)
1.4.44 under 18. Flak-Division (Stab/Flak-Regiment 6)
III./Flak-Regiment 8 (Sw. mot.):

Formed 15.11.38 in Baden, near Wien, from Flakscheinwerfer-Abteilung Wien, with 11. - 13. Batterien.

14./8 was formed in 1942.

In 8.43 redesignated Flakscheinwerfer-Abteilung 190.

Service:

11.38 - 8.39 under Luftgaukommando XVII
1939 in Poland
1940 in Belgium and Holland
1.42 - 1.43 as I./Flakscheinwerfer-Regiment 3 supporting the Himmelbett system
1943 in southern Russia(?)

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