the Fallschirmjäger back to the river of Dniester. The Fallschirmjäger had been decimated by the fighting and by the end of the month the division was...
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Parachute Division (German: 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division) was an elite German military parachute-landing division that fought during World War II. A division of...
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The 5th Parachute Division (German: 5. Fallschirmjäger-Division) was a Fallschirmjäger (paratroop) division in the German air force (Luftwaffe) during...
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The 3rd Parachute Division (German: 3. Fallschirmjäger-Division) was a military unit of Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe that was active during World War II....
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The 4th Parachute Division, (German: 4. Fallschirmjäger-Division), was a divisional-sized formation in the Luftwaffe during World War II. It was formed...
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The 9th Parachute Division (German: 9. Fallschirmjäger-Division) was one of the final parachute divisions to be raised by Nazi Germany during World War...
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assigned to his division and reinforced the infantry with up to 5,000 paratroopers - including remnants of the Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 5 (FJ-Regt 5), decimated...
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organized along the lines of a standard infantry division, but composed of a variety of German Fallschirmjäger (paratrooper) units, Tunis Field Battalions...
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Wadehn Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 5, Major H. Müller Bataillon I Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 8, Oberstleutnant Ernst Liebach Bataillon I Fallschirmjäger-Regiment...
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FG 42 (redirect from Fallschirmjäger Gewehr 42)
World War II. The weapon was developed specifically for the use of the Fallschirmjäger airborne infantry in 1942 and was used in very limited numbers until...
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Walter Koch (paratrooper) (redirect from Walter Koch (Fallschirmjäger))
Koch (10 September 1910 – 23 October 1943) was a commander of the Fallschirmjäger during World War II who died in mysterious circumstances after openly...
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2. Fallschirmjäger-Division 14 November 1943 – 17 March 1944 Succeeded by Generalmajor Hans Kroh Preceded by None Commander of 5. Fallschirmjäger-Division...
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defended by the 2nd Fallschirmjäger-Division, 91st Luftlande-Infanterie-Division and elements of the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division. Deliberate flooding...
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Kurt Student (category Fallschirmjäger of World War II)
a paratrooper force to be known as the Fallschirmjäger, and as the most senior member of the Fallschirmjäger, commanded it throughout the war. Student...
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up with the Fallschirmjäger of Generaloberst Kurt Student's airborne forces, the 7.Flieger-Division and the 22.Luftlande-Infanterie-Division. Fall Gelb—the...
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commander of the Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 Oak Leaves on 5 February 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of the 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division Swords on 25...
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Fallschirmjäger Regiment 13 Fallschirmjäger Regiment 14 Fallschirmjäger Regiment 15 Battalions I-III Fallschirmjäger FlaK Abteilung 5 Fallschirmjäger...
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reorganized to start a series of nominally airborne divisions. Though named Fallschirmjäger ("paratrooper") divisions, only some of them participated in airdrops...
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leader of Fallschirmjäger-Bataillon Paul (under control of the 334. Infanterie-Division). According to Scherzer as shooter in the 7./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment...
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preserve the available armor, the infantry of the 9th Fallschirmjäger Regiment, 3rd Fallschirmjäger Division, had been ordered to lead the attack through Lanzerath...
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Division and 6th Fallschirmjäger Regiment, and the American 501st, 502nd, and 506th Parachute Infantry Regiments (PIR) of the 101st Airborne Division...
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companies 4 x K9 platoons of the Fallschirmjäger 4 x Fallschirmjäger Joint Fire Support Coordination Teams 4 x Fallschirmjäger Joint Fire Support Teams 1 x...
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Battle of Ortona, fighting against German Fallschirmjäger–crack air force paratroops of the 1st Parachute Division–over Christmas 1943. Both sides suffered...
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500th SS Fallschirmjäger-Bataillon and supported by the Brandenburg Regiment. In this timespan many other ethnic groups joined the division, such as ethnic...
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assault guns of the division's Panzer battalion and Oberst (colonel) Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte's 6th Fallschirmjäger Regiment, attacked...
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Regiment "Nembo" fought a heavy battle against the Fallschirmjäger of the German 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division at Case Grizzano. The paratroopers of the Nembo...
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Walter Gericke (category Fallschirmjäger of World War II)
Crete as a Fallschirmjäger battalion commander. He later commanded the Fallschirjäger-Regiment 11 (part of the 4. Fallschirmjäger-Division) and fought...
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Mountains. On 12 September 1943, Skorzeny and 16 SS troopers joined the Fallschirmjäger to rescue Mussolini in a high-risk glider mission. Ten DFS 230 gliders...
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Wolfgang Erdmann (category Fallschirmjäger of World War II)
Cross on 8 February 1945 as Generalleutnant and commander of 7. Fallschirmjäger-Division Thomas & Wegmann 1986, p. 53. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 147. Fellgiebel...
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battalions of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6 (6th Parachute Regiment) of the 2nd Fallschirmjäger-Division. The 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division, ordered to...
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