The 10th Flak Division was formed in April 1941 in
Ploiești in the
Kingdom of Romania, initially under the name "10th Air Defense Command" (). Its main assignment was the protection of the Romanian oilfields in the larger Ploiești area. It initially contained the 180th and 202nd Flak Regiments, and was commanded by
Johann Siefert. The 10th Air Defense Command was renamed "10th Flak Division" on 1 September 1941. In March 1942, it was replaced in Romania and sent to the Eastern Front, where it saw action in the
Siege of Sevastopol. In 1943/44, the 10th Flak Division continued its service during the German withdrawals on the Eastern Front, first in southern Russia and later in
Galicia, where it served as part of
Army Group North Ukraine (later:
Army Group A). On 30 June 1943,
Franz Engel took command of the division. By 23 October, it was equipped with 25 heavy flak batteries as well as 28 medium and light flak batteries. The 10th Flak Division surrendered to the
Red Army at
Königinhof on 8 May 1945. At the end of the war, Franz Engel was still in command of the division (although he had been briefly interrupted by
Oskar Vorbrugg from 3–10 February 1945). == References ==