1st Flak Division (1st) Air Defense Command Berlin
German: 1. Flak-Division Luftverteidigungs-Kommando Berlin (Nr. 1)
Active
1 July 1938 – 2 May 1945
Country
Nazi Germany
Branch
Luftwaffe
Type
Flak
Role
Anti-aircraft warfare
Size
Division
Garrison/HQ
Berlin
Engagements
Bombing of Berlin in World War II Battle of Berlin
Commanders
Notable commanders
Otto Sydow
Military unit
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