Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 Kommandeure: • Obstlt Dr. Gotthard Seidel, 1.7.38 - 1.4.39 • Oberst Otto Kühne, 1.4.39 - 1939 • Obstlt Alfred Dürr, 1939 - 30.9.39 • Oberst Friedrich-Wilhelm Jakoby, 26.10.39 - 10.3.40 • Obstlt Hans Beyer, 1.6.40 - 6.40 • Obstlt Franz Köhler, 6.40 - 22.6.40 • Maj Rudolf Wichmann, 22.6.40 - 4.41 • Obstlt Kurt Schlabach, 1.4.41 - 1.43 • Oberst Willy Lenke, 14.1.43 - 3.44 • Oberst Paul-Bernhard Schneider, 20.3.44 - 5.45 Formed 1.7.38 in Berlin with: • Stab I./1 in Bernau (from Stab I./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 12) with: o 1./1 (Fernsprech) o 2./1 (Funk- und Funkhorch) o 3./1 (Funkpeil- und Leuchtfeuer) • Stab II./1 in Dresden-Klotzsche (from Stab I./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 13) with: o 5./1 (Fernsprech) o 6./1 (Funk- und Funkhorch) o 7./1 (Funkpeil- und Leuchtfeuer) Reorganized in 1.4.39, now with (planned, not all were formed before the mobilization): • Stab I./1 in Bernau (Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Abteilung) with: o 1./1 (Betriebs) o 2./1 (Betriebs) o 3./1 (Fernsprech - Stabsnachrichten) o 4./1 (Funk) o Geräte-Kolonne I. • Stab II./1 in Dresden-Klotzsche (Luftnachrichten-Bau-Abteilung) with: o 5./1 (Fernsprech-Bau) o 6./1 (Fernsprech-Bau) o 7./1 (Telegraphen-Bau) o 8./1 (Telegraphen-Bau) o Geräte-Kolonne II. • Stab III./1 in (Luftnachrichten-Funkhorch-Abteilung) with: o 9./1 (Funkhorch) o 10./1 (Funkhorch) o Geräte-Kolonne III. (not formed) • Stab IV./1 in (Luftnachrichten-Flugsicherungs-Abteilung) with: o 11./1 (Flugsicherung) (not formed?) o 12./1 (Flugsicherung) (not formed?) o 13./1 (Flugsicherung) o 14./1 (Flugsicherung) (disbanded 6.40) o 15./1 (Flugsicherung) (not formed) • Nachrichten-Fliegerstaffel (Flieger-Kompanie from 6.40; disbanded 9.11.44) • Horch-Leitstelle (formed 26.8.39) • 21./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 (formed 26.8.39) On 10.3.40 Stab II./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became Stab II./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 11: 5./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became 2./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 11 6./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became 1./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 11 7./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became 4./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 11 8./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became 5./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 11 Ger.Kol. II./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became Ger.Kol. II./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 11 In 3.40 Stab IV./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became Stab/Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 31; reformed 4.41: 1./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became 1./Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 31; reformed Ger.Kol. I./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became Ger.Kol./Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 31; reformed Several changes took place in 4.41: Stab I./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 was disbanded; reformed from Stab/Lv.-Nachrichten-Abteilung 3 1./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became 2./Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 39 2./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 disbanded; absorbed by Luftnachrichten-Regiment 34 3./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became 3./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 5 9./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became 9./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 32 11./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 was formed from 12./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 13./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became 8./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 34 21./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became 4./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 31 Geräte-Kolonne I./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became Geräte-Kol./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 In late 1941 2./Ln.Rgt.1 was reformed, while 4./Ln.Rgt.1 was disbanded; Ger.Kol./Ln.Rgt.1 was disbanded and was reformed from Ger.Kol./Lv.Nachrichten-Abteilung 6 (1.9.41). In mid-1942: 3./Ln.Rgt.1 was reformed 4./Ln.Rgt.1 was reformed from 3./Ln.Rgt.3 6./Ln.Rgt.1 was reformed 9./Ln.Rgt.1 was reformed 11./Ln.Rgt.1 became 1./Luftnachrichten-Flugsicherungs-Abteilung Ost 11./Ln.Rgt.1 was reformed from 2./Luftnachrichten-Flugsicherungs-Regiment zbV 1 12./Ln.Rgt.1 was reformed from Luftnachrichten-Flugsicherungs-Kompanie zbV 2 14. and 15./Ln.Rgt.1 was formed in 12.42 (14./1 from Horch-Leitstelle/Ln.Rgt.1). 1./Ln.Rgt.1 was reformed in mid-1943 from 3./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 1. Organisation 1.7.43: • Stab/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 • Stab I./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 o 1./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 o 2./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 o 3./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 o 4./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 o 6./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 • Stab III./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 o 9./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 o 10./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 o 14./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 o 15./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 • Stab IV./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 o 11./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 o 12./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 6./Ln.Rgt.1 was disbanded in 9.44 and 2./Ln.Rgt.1 was disbanded 12.44. Stab/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became Stab/Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 73 in 9.44. Several changes took place in 12.44: 1./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became 1./Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 73 (mot.) Stab III./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became Stab I./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 353 9./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became 2./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 353 10./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became 3./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 353 14./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became 1./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 353 15./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 became 4./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 353 Organisation 1.2.45: • Stab I./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 o 3./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 o 4./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 • Stab IV./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 o 11./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 o 12./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 A V.(Ersatz)/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1 existed in Königsberg-Krausken 1942 - 1944. Service: • 1.7.38 - 1.2.39 under Luftwaffengruppenkommando 1 • 1.2.39 - 8.5.45 under Luftflotte 1 • 22.9.39 at Niedersee, westl. Johannisburg • 1.10.39 at Dresden and Bernau • For locations 1940-45, see Luftflotte 1 Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 Kommandeure: • Obstlt Curt Schubert, 1.7.38 - 1.4.39 • Oberst Paul Overdyck, 1.4.39 - 3.40 • Obstlt Heinrich Gerlach, 1.4.40 - 4.7.40 • Obstlt Werner Scheidt, 4.7.40 - 1.10.42 • Obstlt Albert Haupt, 1.10.42 - 11.42 • Obstlt Wilhelm Rosenkranz, 1.12.42 - 8.5.45 Formed 1.7.38 in Braunschweig with: • Stab I./2 in Braunschweig-Querum (from 1./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 17) with: o 1./2 (Fernsprech) o 2./2 (Funk- und Funkhorch) o 3./2 (Funkpeil- und Leuchtfeuer) • Stab II./2 in Münster (from Stab I./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 14) with: o 5./2 (Fernsprech) o 6./2 (Funk- und Funkhorch) o 7./2 (Funkpeil- und Leuchtfeuer) Reorganised in 1.4.39, now with (planned, not all were formed before the mobilization): • Stab I./2 in Braunschweig-Querum (Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Abteilung) with: o 1./2 (Betriebs) o 2./2 (Betriebs) o 3./2 (Fernsprech - Stabsnachrichten) o 4./2 (Funk) o Geräte-Kolonne I. (disbanded 12.40) • Stab II./2 in Münster (Luftnachrichten-Bau-Abteilung) with: o 5./2 (Fernsprech-Bau) o 6./2 (Fernsprech-Bau) o 7./2 (Telegraphen-Bau) o 8./2 (Telegraphen-Bau) o Geräte-Kolonne II. • Stab III./2 (Luftnachrichten-Funkhorch-Abteilung) with: o 9./2 (Funkhorch) o 10./2 (Funkhorch) o Geräte-Kolonne III. (disbanded mid-1940) • Stab IV./2 (Luftnachrichten-Flugsicherungs-Abteilung) with: o 11./2 (Flugsicherung) o 12./2 (Flugsicherung) o 13./2 (Flugsicherung) o 14./2 (Flugsicherung) (not formed) o 15./2 (Flugsicherung) o Geräte-Kolonne IV. • Nachrichten-Fliegerstaffel (Flieger-Kompanie from 4.41; disbanded 27.12.44) • Horch-Leitstelle (formed 26.8.39) • 16./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 (formed 26.8.39) On 10.3.40: Stab I./Ln.Rgt.2 became Stab I./Ln.Rgt.12; reformed Stab II./Ln.Rgt.2 became Stab II./Ln.Rgt.12 1./Ln.Rgt.2 became 1./Ln.Abt.34; reformed from 2./Ln.Rgt.2 5./Ln.Rgt.2 became 2./Ln.Rgt.14 6./Ln.Rgt.2 became 1./Ln.Rgt.12 7./Ln.Rgt.2 became 4./Ln.Rgt.12 8./Ln.Rgt.2 became 5./Ln.Rgt.12 11./Ln.Rgt.2 became 13./Ln.Rgt.2; reformed 12./Ln.Rgt.2 became 3./Ln.Abt.31; reformed from 13./Ln.Rgt.2 13./Ln.Rgt.2 became 12./Ln.Rgt.2; reformed from 11./Ln.Rgt.2 16./Ln.Rgt.2 became Luftnachrichten-Betriebs-Kompanie/9. Flieger-Division Horch-Betriebs-Stelle W21/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 was formed in late 1940. Several changes took place in 4.41: 2./Ln.Rgt.2 was disbanded 5./Ln.Rgt.2 was reformed 9./Ln.Rgt.2 became 9./Ln.Rgt.40; reformed 12./Ln.Rgt.2 became 11./Ln.Rgt.1 13./Ln.Rgt.13 was disbanded 14./Ln.Rgt.14 was reformed Horch-Betriebs-Stelle W12/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 was formed Horch-Betriebs-Stelle W22/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 was formed Geräte-Kolonne II./Ln.Rgt.2 became Geräte-Kol. II/Ln.Rgt.12 Geräte-Kolonne IV./Ln.Rgt.2 became Geräte-Kol./Ln.Rgt.2 In late 1941 2./Ln.Rgt.2 was reformed, while 15./Ln.Rgt.2 was disbanded, and 5./Ln.Rgt.2 became 9./Ln.Rgt.110. In mid-1942: 2./Ln.Rgt.2 was reformed from 3./Ln.Rgt.2 3./Ln.Rgt.2 was reformed (see above) 6./Ln.Rgt.2 was reformed In late 1942: Horch-Betriebs-Stelle W12/Ln.Rgt.2 became 5./Ln.Funkhorch-Regiment West Horch-Betriebs-Stelle W21/Ln.Rgt.2 became 2./Ln.Funkhorch-Abteilung Ost Horch-Betriebs-Stelle W22/Ln.Rgt.2 became 15./Ln.Rgt.2 Horch-Leitstelle/Ln.Rgt.2 became 14./Ln.Rgt.2 5./Ln.Rgt.2 was reformed in mid-1943 from 6./Ln.Rgt.120, while 9./Ln.Rgt.2 became 4./Ln.Funkhorch-Regiment West and 14./Ln.Rgt.2 became 17./Luftgau-Nachrichten-Regiment 8. Organisation 1.7.43: • Stab/Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 • Stab I./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 o 1./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 o 2./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 o 3./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 o 4./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 • Stab III./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 o 10./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 o 15./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 • Stab IV./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 o 5./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 o 6./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 o 11./Luftnachrichten-Regiment 2 9./Ln.Rgt.2 was reformed in 10.43 from 9./Ln.Rgt.