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The division existed as a fighting unit until the German surrender in Italy of 2 May 1945, one week before the end of World War II in Europe. [ 8 ] The 2nd Parachute Division was formed in France under the command of Generalleutnant Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke in early 1943, based on the 2nd Parachute Brigade that had fought in North Africa.
Fallschirmjäger-Division) was an elite German military parachute-landing division that fought during World War II. A division of paratroopers was termed a Fallschirmjäger Division. For reasons of secrecy, it was originally raised as the 7th Air Division (German: 7. Flieger-Division), before being renamed and reorganized as the 1st Parachute ...
The 3rd Parachute Division (German: 3. Fallschirmjäger-Division) was a military unit of Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe that was active during World War II. Its formation began in October 1943 in France near Reims. From February 1944 near Brest. In March 1944 division was reinforced by soldiers from the 3rd Battalion of the 1st Parachute Regiment. [1]
At the end of May the weakened division was pulled from the line and returned to Germany for refit, during which time was supplied with more than 1000 FG 42 automatic rifles as part of a new program to equip the paratrooper divisions, although only the 2nd Parachute Division would have the weapon in large numbers. The division was sent to ...
The 6th Parachute Division (German: 6. Fallschirmjäger-Division ) was a Fallschirmjäger ( airborne ) division of the German military during the Second World War , active from 1944 to 1945. The division was formed officially in France in June 1944, commanded by Rüdiger von Heyking .
The 7th Parachute Division (German: 7. Fallschirmjäger-Division ) was a fallschirmjäger (airborne) division of the German military during the Second World War , active from 1944 to 1945. The division was first formed as Fallschirmjäger-Division Erdmann in early September, 1944 from a collection of training units and remnants of other ...
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.
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.