II. Navy Flak Brigade
The II. Marine Flakbrigade was a large unit in brigade strength of the Navy in World War II . She emerged on May 1, 1942 from the II. Marine Flakregiment and was responsible for the air defense of Wilhelmshaven .
Seat and command
The II. Marine Flakbrigade was based in Fort Schaar until July 30, 1942 . Due to the lack of space in the old casemates of the fort, the brigade moved to the air defense command at Rosenhügel in Wilhelmshaven city park. This was put into operation on August 1, 1942. The commandant had command of the brigade in the Wilhelmshaven section :
- Rear Admiral Walther Oehler , May 1940 (as Commander of the Second Marine Flak Regiment) - December 1943
- Captain Herbert Sorge (later in command of the Cuxhaven section ), January - October 1944
- Frigate Captain Hans Pfülf (former commander of Naval Flak Division 212 and commander in the Cuxhaven section ), October 1944 - January 1945
- Sea captain Walter Mulsow (former sea commander Seine-Somme and sea commander Estonia ), January - May 1945
Troop strength
On January 1, 1943, the Second Marine Flak Brigade had a troop strength of 7,132 soldiers, at the end of the year there were still 5064 soldiers. There were also 696 naval helpers, 936 naval helpers and 379 Russian prisoners of war willing to help .
Naval Flak Division 212
Flak sub-group command center
The flak sub-group command was on the fortification road. Today it is called Freiligrathstrasse at the Jade Tennis Club.
Commanders
| rank | Surname | Beginning | The End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corvette Captain Naval Artillery | Dr. med. Ernst August Hartmann | October 1939 | June 1941 |
| Corvette Captain Naval Artillery | Carl-Friedrich Birkendahl | June 1941 | September 1942 |
| Corvette Captain | Hans Pfülf | September 1942 | April 1944 |
| Corvette Captain Naval Artillery | Dr. rer. pole. Heinrich Krampe | April 1944 | End of war |
Heavy flak batteries
- Flak battery in the church row
- Flak battery Geniusbank
- Anti-aircraft battery Rüstersiel
- Flak battery Schaar
Medium batteries
- city
- Crowd
- Ebkeriege
- Friedenstrasse
- Rinsing area
- Rüstringer beach hall
- Rustersiel
- Voslapp
- Fedderwarden
Marine Flak Division 222
Flak sub-group command south
Directly south of the Vareler Schleuse, the control center of the Flak Subgroup Command South of Marine Flak Division 222 had been located since 1940. A 2 cm weapon was installed on the tower. The headquarters of the company was located in the "Suhren Castle" on Hafenstrasse. The building is still preserved today.
Commanders
| rank | Surname | Beginning | The End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant captain | Fritz-Henning Brandes | August 1939 | February 1940 |
| Corvette Captain | Dr. jur. Georg-Albrecht Bickelhaupt | February 1940 | February 1943 |
| Corvette Captain Naval Artillery | Paul Oelmann | February 1943 | January 1945 |
| Corvette Captain Naval Artillery | Helmuth Klett | February 1945 | End of war |
Heavy flak batteries
- Seefeld anti-aircraft battery
- Flak battery Schweiburg
- Flak battery Dangast
- Flak battery at Vareler Hafen
- Flak battery Blauhand
- Medusa anti-aircraft battery
Navy Flak Division 232
Flak sub-group command port
The flak sub-group command was in the Wilhelmshaven Westwerft.
Commanders
| rank | Surname | Beginning | The End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corvette Captain | Ernst von Voight | August 1939 | September 1939 |
| Corvette Captain Naval Artillery | Albert Schulze | September 1939 | November 1940 |
| Corvette Captain Naval Artillery | Viktor Dinkelacker | November 1940 | September 1943 |
| Corvette Captain Naval Artillery | Paul Kissing | October 1943 | February 1945 |
| Lieutenant Commander Naval Artillery | Herbert Bollenhagen | February 1945 | End of war |
Heavy flak batteries
- Flak battery Tirpitzhafen
- Flak battery Tirpitzschleuse
- Flak battery Raederschleuse
- Flak battery Sande
Medium battery
- Mariensiel Airfield
- Artillery Arsenal
- Tirpitzhafen
- Scheerhafen
- Floating yacht
- Groden ferry
Light batteries
- Kaiser Wilhelm Bridge
- 1. Entry
- 2. Entrance
- Tirpitz lock
- Tonnehof
- Inner head 3rd entrance
- Scheibenhof
Naval Flak Division 252
Flak sub-group command west
The Lakuntergruppenkommando West was located at today's intersection of the federal road 2010 with the Heidmühle road. There was a 20-meter high stand that was largely identical to that of the Flak Sub-Group Command in the middle of Naval Flak Division 212 in Wilhelmshaven Fortification Street. In a school building and in barracks the command facilities of the command center and the offices of the headquarters company with accommodation and kitchen were found.
Commanders
| rank | Surname | Beginning | The End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant Commander Naval Artillery | Hans Merker | August 1939 | June 1940 |
| Corvette Captain | Curt Schultz-Reuter | June 1940 | October 1940 |
| Corvette Captain Naval Artillery | Emil Junghenn | October 1940 | July 1941 |
| Corvette Captain | Dr. Hans Luck | July 1941 | February 1942 |
| Corvette Captain | Gustav Heuser | February 1942 | August 1942 |
| Corvette Captain Naval Artillery | Lothar Koehler | August 1942 | End of war |
Heavy flak batteries
- Flak battery Hohemey
- Schortens anti-aircraft battery
- Siebetshaus anti-aircraft battery
- Flak battery Sillenstede
Further
- Night hunting space lynx
- Day hunt at Jever Air Base
Marine Flak Division 262
Marine Flak Division 262 was dissolved on November 1, 1943, and the heavy flak batteries were transferred to the newly established Marine Flak Division 232.
Flak sub-group command city
The flak sub-group command was at the Wilhelmshaven locks.
Commanders
| rank | Surname | Beginning | The End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant Commander Naval Artillery | Paul Kühn | September 1939 | July 1941 |
| Corvette Captain | Charles Roediger | July 1941 | February 1943 |
| Lieutenant Commander Naval Artillery | Bruno Krallmann | February 1943 | March 1943 |
| Corvette Captain Naval Artillery | Paul Kissing | March 1943 | for dissolution |
Heavy flak batteries
- Flak batteries Sande
- Flak batteries Tirpitzhafen
- Flak batteries Tirpitzschleuse
Light batteries
- West shipyard
- Locks
- city
Naval Flak Division 272
Flak sub-group command east
About a kilometer north of the Tossens battery was the M.Fla.A. 272 and the Flak-Ugruko Ost. There was an 18 meter high tower in which the Ugrukos control room was. The tower was unique in the fortress area of Wilhelmshaven and was blown up by the occupation troops after the war.
Commanders
| rank | Surname | Beginning | The End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corvette Captain Naval Artillery | Hermann Haueisen | September 1939 | June 1940 |
| Lieutenant Commander Naval Artillery | Hans Merker | June 1940 | August 1940 |
| Corvette Captain | Wilhelm Bear | August 1940 | November 1940 |
| Corvette Captain Naval Artillery | Franz Petersen | November 1940 | December 1941 |
| Corvette Captain Naval Artillery | Adolf Hofmann | December 1941 | October 1943 |
| Corvette Captain Naval Artillery | Albert dam | October 1943 | End of war |
Heavy flak batteries
Naval Flak Division 282
Flak sub-group command north
The headquarters company and the flak sub-group command of Navy Flak Division 282 were housed in a former RAD barracks camp at the north-western exit of Hooksiels. Nine explosive bombs damaged the accommodation of the staff battery and the flak sub-group command in an air raid on November 30, 1941.
Commanders
| rank | Surname | Beginning | The End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant Commander Naval Artillery | Dr. med. Ernst August Hartmann | February 1940 | April 1940 |
| Lieutenant Commander Naval Artillery | Walter Krolikowsky | April 1940 | February 1942 |
| Corvette Captain Naval Artillery | Dr. Kurt Goebell | March 1942 | May 1944 |
| Frigate captain naval artillery | Werner Engel | May 1944 | End of war |
Heavy flak batteries
- Flak battery Schillig
- Flak battery Horumersiel
- Hooksiel anti-aircraft battery
- Flak battery Sillenstede
- Flak battery Mellum
- Flak battery Arcona
Famous pepole
- Hans Friedlein , Chief of Staff from August 1942 to May 1945; later vocational school director, CSU politician and holder of the Federal Cross of Merit
literature
- Friedrich August Greve: The air defense in the Wilhelmshaven section 1939-1945. 2nd Navy Flak Brigade. Hermann Lüers, Jever 1999, ISBN 3-9806885-0-X .
Individual evidence
- ^ Walter Lohmann, Hans H. Hildebrand: The German Navy 1939-1945 . Compilation in three volumes. OO 1956. Volume I, main chapter IX, chapters 5 and 6
- ^ Friedrich August Greve: The air defense in the Wilhelmshaven section 1939-1945. 2nd Navy Flak Brigade . Hermann Lüers, Jever 1999, p. 284 .
- ^ Friedrich August Greve: The air defense in the Wilhelmshaven section 1939-1945. 2nd Navy Flak Brigade . Hermann Lüers, Jever 1999, ISBN 3-9806885-0-X , p. 141 f., 153 .
- ^ A b c d e Friedrich August Greve: The air defense in the Wilhelmshaven section 1939–1945. 2nd Navy Flak Brigade . Hermann Lüers, Jever 1999, p. 48 .
- ^ Friedrich August Greve: The air defense in the Wilhelmshaven section 1939-1945. 2nd Navy Flak Brigade . Hermann Lüers, Jever 1999, p. 176 .
- ↑ Flak positions in the Wilhelmshaven area and the immediate vicinity. Retrieved November 2, 2019 .
- ^ Friedrich August Greve: The air defense in the Wilhelmshaven section 1939-1945. 2nd Navy Flak Brigade . Hermann Lüers, Jever 1999, ISBN 3-9806885-0-X , p. 217 f .
- ^ Friedrich August Greve: The air defense in the Wilhelmshaven section 1939-1945. 2nd Navy Flak Brigade . Hermann Lüers, Jever 1999, ISBN 3-9806885-0-X , p. 191 .