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...
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The I Fallschirmkorps (1st Parachute Corps) was one of the main German Luftwaffe Corps during World War II. This Corps was formed on 1 January 1944 in...
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1st Parachute Division (German: 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division) was an elite German military parachute-landing division that fought during World War II. A...
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List of German corps in World War II This is a list of German Army corps that existed during World War II. I Army Corps II Army Corps III Army Corps IV Army...
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Fallschirmjäger (redirect from Fallschirmjäger (Nazi Germany))
1st Parachute Army Corps I Parachute Corps II Parachute Corps Fallschirmjäger Divisions 1st Parachute Division 2nd Parachute Division 3rd Parachute Division...
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2nd Parachute Division (German: 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division) was an airborne division of the German Luftwaffe of the Wehrmacht during World War II. The...
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Varsity, First Parachute Army had three corps stationed along the river; II Parachute Corps to the north, LXXXVI Corps in the centre, LXIII Corps in the south...
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A panzer corps (German: Panzerkorps) was an armoured corps type in Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht during World War II. The name was introduced in 1941, when...
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Parachutes, An evaluation of the use of parachutes, with special emphasis on the Royal Flying Corps and the German Lufstreitkräfte, until 1918". South African...
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Parachutist badge (redirect from Parachute Badge)
Chris (2004). Paramarine!: Uniforms and Equipment of Marine Corps Parachute Units in World War II. Schiffer Pub Ltd. pp. 175–177. ISBN 9780764319242. "Evolution...
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Airborne Corps is a corps of the United States Army that has been in existence since 1942 and saw extensive service during World War II. The corps is designed...
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9th Parachute Division (German: 9. Fallschirmjäger-Division) was one of the final parachute divisions to be raised by Nazi Germany during World War II. The...
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regiment took part in six major parachute assault operations in North Africa, Italy, Greece, France, the Netherlands and Germany, often landing ahead of all...
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units above corps level are listed here. For smaller units, see list of German corps in World War II and list of German divisions in World War II. OB stands...
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Parachute Regiment and Glider Pilot Regiment came under the umbrella of the Glider Pilot and Parachute Corps. In 1957 the Glider Pilot and Parachute Corps...
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Capture of Hamburg (category Battles of World War II involving Germany)
remaining troops of the German 1st Parachute Army fought the British XII Corps in Lower Saxony for the control of Hamburg, Germany, between 18 April and...
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the German II Corps or VII Corps. At the end of the Cold War in 1989 VII Corps consisted of the following units: VII Corps, Stuttgart, West Germany 1st...
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Afrika Korps (redirect from German Africa Corps)
The German Africa Corps (German: Deutsches Afrikakorps, pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃəs ˈʔaːfʁikaˌkoːɐ̯] ; DAK), commonly known as Afrika Korps, was the German expeditionary...
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Battle of Arnhem. XXX Corps continued to serve in the Netherlands, and finally in Operation Veritable in Germany until May 1945. XXX Corps was formed in the...
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antitank support. Flak corps did not exist before World War II. Until the end of war Germany eventually organized a total of six flak corps, being numbered one...
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504th Infantry Regiment (United States) (redirect from 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (World War II))
the subsequent American entry into World War II, in the Army of the United States as the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (504th PIR). The 1st, 2nd and...
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Indian Army's 50th Parachute Brigade, which was raised during World War II on 29 October 1941, initially consisting of 151 Parachute Battalion (consisting...
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Robert Sink (category United States Army personnel of World War II)
officer who fought during World War II and the Korean War, though he was most famous for his command of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the...
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The units created out of First Corps' nominal infantry brigades were 1st Armoured Division, 1st Independent Parachute Brigade, 1st Reconnaissance Regiment...
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Alfred Schlemm (category Generals of Parachute Troops)
of Staff of the XI Air Corps under General der Flieger Kurt Student. The Corps was the headquarters staff of Germany's parachute and air landing forces...
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the possibility of creating a corps of 5,000 parachute troops. On 22 June 1940, No. 2 Commando was turned over to parachute duties and on 21 November, re-designated...
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The I SS Panzer Corps (German: I.SS-Panzerkorps) was a German armoured corps of the Waffen-SS. It saw action on both the Western and Eastern Fronts during...
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The LXXVI Panzer Corps (LXXVI Panzerkorps, 76th Armoured Corps) was a panzer corps of Nazi Germany during World War II. The headquarters were formed in...
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Operation Market Garden (category Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom))
Sosabowski was parachuted into Driel. At 08:20, the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment made contact with the Grenadier Guards of XXX Corps advancing north...
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1943 during World War II, training at Camp Toccoa in the mountains of Northeast Georgia. Although it began as the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment (517th...
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