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This page contains a list of equipment used the German military of World War II.Germany used a number of type designations for their weapons. In some cases, the type designation and series number (i.e. FlaK 30) are sufficient to identify a system, but occasionally multiple systems of the same type are developed at the same time and share a partial designation.
The Fallschirmjäger also had their first defeat in Norway, when a company was dropped on the village and railroad junction of Dombås on 14 April 1940 and was destroyed by the Norwegian Army in a five-day battle. [17] On 10 May 1940, the Fallschirmjäger performed a successful raid on the powerful fortification known as Ében-Émael. [18]
The 8th Parachute Division (German: 8. Fallschirmjäger-Division) was a division of the German military during the Second World War, active in 1945.It was fallschirmjäger in title only and was trained and served as a regular infantry unit.
NVA Fallschirmjäger uniform. The paratroopers used practically the same weapons as the rest of the Land force: Makarov PM semi-automatic pistol; AK-74 assault rifle [11] RPD light machine gun; PKM light machine gun; Dragunov SVD semi-automatic sniper rifle; RPG-7D light AT-weapon specially made for airborne use [15] 9K32 Strela-2
The II Fallschirmkorps (2nd Parachute Corps) was created in 1943 from Division Meindl, an experienced division on the Eastern Front.In the wake of this new Corps, the 3rd and 5th Fallschirmjägerdivision were raised and attached to the Corps.
The 5th Parachute Division was formed in France in early 1944, commanded by Gustav Wilke and was the last division to receive near full fallschirmjäger training. It contained the 13th, 14th and 15th Fallschirmjäger Regiments, and the 5th Fallschirmjäger Artillery Regiment.
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