the first one officially called the 8.8 cm Flak 18, the improved 8.8 cm Flak 36, and later the 8.8 cm Flak 37. Flak is a contraction of German Flugabwehrkanone...
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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...
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The 1st Flak Division (German: 1. Flak-Division) was a Flak division of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. Its primary and most noteworthy function...
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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...
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The 19th Flak Division (German: 19. Flak-Division) was a Flak division of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed twice and in both iterations...
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The 2nd Flak Division (German: Flak-Division 2) was a Flak division of the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II. It was initially deployed as...
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The 8th Flak Division (German: Flak-Division 8) was a Flak division of the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II. In May 1940, the "Air Defense...
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The 5th Flak Division (German: Flak-Division 5) was a Flak division of the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II. On 1 June 1938, the Air Defense...
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The 7th Flak Division (German: Flak-Division 7) was a Flak division of the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II. In March 1940, the air defenses...
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A flak jacket or flak vest is a form of body armor. A flak jacket is designed to provide protection from case fragments ("frag") from high explosive weaponry...
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The 4th Flak Division (German: Flak-Division 4) was a Flak division of the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II. On 1 July 1938, the "Air Defense...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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The 3rd Flak Division (German: Flak-Division 3) was a Flak division of the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II. Its primary function during...
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The 11th Flak Division (German: Flak-Division 11) was a flak division of the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II. It was active twice, once from...
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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...
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Staff Company 2 x Heavy Mortar Companies (mot.) 293. Heavy Flak Battaltion Staff Company 3 x Flak Companies (mot.) Supply and Support Units Lakowski, Richard...
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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...
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List of German brigades in World War II (redirect from 1st Flak Brigade)
The army flak artillery (Heeresflakartillerie) had become its own branch of the Wehrmacht artillery on 15 June 1941,: 191 after first army flak artillery...
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each) 3rd Flak Regiment 605th Heavy Flak Battalion (6 batteries) 325th Heavy Flak Battalion (7 batteries) 474th Heavy Flak Battalion (8./616 Flak Battalion...
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(Panzer-Aufklärung-Abteilung 10) 302nd Flak Artillery Departement (Heeres-Flak-Artillerie-Abteilung 302) Anti-aircraft Group (Luftwaffen-Flak-Artillerie-Gruppe 90th Tanks...
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Panzer Division (English: 11th Tank Division) was an armoured division in the German Army during World War II, established in 1940. The division saw action...
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220 Panzer Engineer Battalion (Major Hoegl) 305 Flak Battalion (Major Ohlend) As 5th Light Afrika Division: Generalmajor Johannes Streich, 18 February –...
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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...
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I 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)...
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FlakAbt 59) subordinated enforcement units: 86th anti-aircraft battalion / FlakAbt 86 1st battery, 23rd anti-aircraft battalion / 1. Batterie, FlakAbt...
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The Panzer-Lehr-Division (tank teaching division) was an elite German armoured division during World War II. It was formed in 1943 onwards from training...
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Parachute Division. The unconditional surrender of Germany followed a week later. HQ Staff 1. Panzerjäger Battalion 1. Pioneer Battalion 1. Flak Battalion...
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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...
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