[1]: 269  The initial head of the staff was Kurt Steudemann, who was replaced on 31 October 1939 by Otto-Wilhelm von Renz.

[3]: 519  It was assigned to Luftgau VI, headquartered at Münster, along with 7th Flak Division (created in March 1940) in Cologne.

[4]: 12 On 1 September 1941, the 4th Air Defense Command was officially designated the "4th Flak Division" and initially remained headquartered at Düsseldorf, though its HQ was subsequently redeployed in July 1942 to Ratingen.

[1]: 269  On 5 March 1942, command passed to Johannes Hintz, who was later succeeded by Ludwig Schilffarth on 20 February 1944.

[5]: 219 In 1945, the 4th Flak Division was used in ground-level combat on the Western Front, along the Rhine river.