A Flak Corps (‹See Tfd›German: Flakkorps, also spelt ‹See Tfd›Flak-Korps) was a massed anti-aircraft (AA) artillery formation employed by the Luftwaffe...
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II Jagdkorps I Flak Corps II Flak Corps III Flak Corps IV Flak Corps V Flak Corps VI Flak Corps I Parachute Corps II Parachute Corps Fallschirm-Panzerkorps...
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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 Germany throughout...
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Detachments (Flak-Abteilungen), some of which were mobilized for the Battle of France and placed into the newly formed Flak Corps (Flakkorps), I Flak Corps and...
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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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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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General der Kavallerie Edwin von Rothkirch II Fighter Corps Generalmajor Dietrich Peltz III Flak Corps Generalleutnant Wolfgang Pickert Armies deployed north...
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This is the order of battle for the Operation Perch, a World War II operation between British and German forces in Normandy, France between June 6 and...
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was a flak vest designed for the United States Marine Corps during the Korean war. Following the joint US Army and Marine Corps designed M51 Flak Jacket...
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III Flak Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. In January 1943, Pickert, as commander of the 9th Flak Division...
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Flakartillerie) in the Luftwaffe during World War II who commanded the I Flak Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany...
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he commanded the 6th Flak Division (1942), 21st Luftwaffe Field Division (1942), III Luftwaffe Field Corps (1943) and II Flak Corps (1944–45). Knight's...
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Wehrmacht during World War II. It served a variety of roles (transport, flak ship, gunboat, convoy escort, minelayer) in the Mediterranean, Baltic and...
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codebreakers at Bletchley Park deciphered a message containing a request from a Flak Corps unit for detailed maps of the UK, suggesting that the Germans intended...
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653rd Flak Regiments. This division command was upgraded on 22 February 1944 to become the III Flak Corps, which temporarily left the 11th Flak Division...
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roles, these Luftwaffe troops, of for example the Flak Corps, were also called upon to use their Flak guns in fire support and anti-armour roles, and it...
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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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000 personnel (208,000 flying troops, 107,000 in the Flak Corps, and 58,000 in the Signals Corps). Aircraft strength was 4,201 operational aircraft: 1...
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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 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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Cross on 24 June 1940 as Generalmajor and commanding general of the II. Flak-Korps 470th Oak Leaves on 10 May 1944 as Generaloberst and commander in chief...
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regiments (Flak-Regimenter), brigades (Flak-Brigaden e.g. Flak-Brigade XIX), divisions (Flak-Divisionen, e.g. 9. Flak-Division) and Flak Corps (Flakkorps)...
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performance of Sperrle's III Flak Corps was an exception. The Allied air forces lost 1,564 aircraft in June 1944, the majority to flak. The losses forced a reduction...
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XLVIII Panzer Corps General of Panzer Maximilian von Edelsheim 14th Flak Division 90th Flak Regiment 121st Heavy Flak Battalion 568th Heavy Flak Battalion...
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Stalingrad, some of Kleist's mobile forces were diverted. Kleist lost his flak corps and most of the Luftwaffe supporting the southern front, only reconnaissance...
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transport squadron (Ju 52) five liaison squadrons (Fi 156) IV Flak Corps 2nd Flak Division 6th Flak Division FAGr = Fernaufklärungsgruppe = Reconnaissance aircraft...
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Cross on 24 June 1940 as General der Flakartillerie and commander of I Flak Corps Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 503. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 357. Fellgiebel...
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Frisia.: 355 On 10 February 1945, VI Flak Corps was formed to oversee 16th Flak Division, 9th Flak Brigade and 18th Flak Brigade in the sector of Army Group...
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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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its warships, in addition to a PASGT-derived vest known as the "U.S. Navy Flak Jacket". PASGT is an acronym, standing for Personnel Armor System for Ground...
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