Army Flak Artillery Brigade 508

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The Heeres-Flakartillerie-Brigade 508 was a German flak artillery brigade in Wehrkreis III during World War II .

history

The brigade was completely reorganized on January 15, 1945 in Jüterbog . The unit was used in Thuringia and Saxony as part of the 7th Army . At the end of the war, the US-American troops surrendered in the Saxon - Thuringian area.

structure

  • I. Division with five companies
  • II. Division with five companies

literature

  • Georg Tessin : Associations and troops of the German Wehrmacht and Waffen SS in World War II 1939–1945. Volume 4. The Land Forces 15–30. 2nd Edition. Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück 1976, ISBN 3-7648-1083-1 , pp. 88-90.