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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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    Parachute Brigade Luftlande-Sturm-Regiment Fallschirmjäger-Regiment Hübner, subordinated to the 8. Fallschirmjäger Division. Other parachute units Waffen-SS 500th...
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    The 2nd Parachute Division (German: 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division) was an airborne division of the German Luftwaffe of the Wehrmacht during World War II...
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  • of Stendal and transformed into the I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1, the first paratrooper unit of the Wehrmacht. The regiment participated in the so-called...
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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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    Luftwaffe Field Divisions. Early Fallschirmjäger troops were also transferred directly from the Army to the Luftwaffe. Luftwaffe Field Division airmen were...
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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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  • Greshick Battalions I-III Fallschirmjäger FlaK Tessin, pp. 95–96 Tessin, Georg. Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen–SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg...
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    officers Sports kit See article:Stahlhelm (Fallschirmjäger) The Luftwaffe introduced the Fallschirmjäger (Airborne and Glider borne troops) helmet in...
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    Mittler. p. 286. Georg Tessin (1970). Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS im Zweiten Weltkrieg, 1939 - 1945 (in German). Vol. IV:...
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    Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part II: Paratroopers]...
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  • This article lists divisions of the Wehrmacht (German Armed Forces) and Waffen-SS active during World War II, including divisions of the Heer (army), Luftwaffe...
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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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  • The Ramcke Parachute Brigade was a Luftwaffe paratroop (Fallschirmjäger) brigade which saw action in the Mediterranean Theatre during World War II. The...
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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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    Hans Kroh (category Fallschirmjäger of World War II)
    commander of the Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 96th Schwerter on 12 September 1944 as Oberst and leader of the 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division Great Cross of Merit...
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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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  • platoons of the Fallschirmjäger 4 x Fallschirmjäger Joint Fire Support Coordination Teams 4 x Fallschirmjäger Joint Fire Support Teams 1 x electronic warfare...
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    Fallschirmjäger Regiment Hübner (or Kampfgruppe Hübner) was formed as a reserve unit in August 1944, attached to 7th Parachute Division in September 1944...
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    Brandenburgers (German: Brandenburger) were members of Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht special forces unit during World War II. Originally, the unit was formed...
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    (navy), the Fallschirmjäger (paratroops), and the Waffen-SS. The 1945 Leibermuster was planned to be issued to both the SS and the Wehrmacht, but it appeared...
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  • list aims to include all brigade-level military formations of the German Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS during World War II. Brigades, in German army parlance prior...
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  • Richard Schimpf (category Fallschirmjäger of World War II)
    Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part II: Paratroopers]...
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    Ludwig Heilmann (category Fallschirmjäger of World War II)
    and commander of the III./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 412th Oak Leaves on 2 March 1944 as Oberst and commander of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 67th Swords on...
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    the Wehrmacht placed Serbia proper, the northern part of Kosovo (around Kosovska Mitrovica) and the Banat under a military government. The division was...
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    German paratroopers became known as Fallschirmjäger (Fallschirm is German for "parachute"). At first, Fallschirmjäger was applied only to genuine airborne-qualified...
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  • a list of Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS divisions that committed war crimes in Italy during World War II. War crimes by German combat divisions in Italy were...
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    World War II. Terms such as M40 and M43 were never designated by the Wehrmacht, but are names given to the different versions of the Model 1936 field...
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    Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil II: Fallschirmjäger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part II: Paratroopers]...
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    Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte (category Fallschirmjäger of World War II)
    of a regiment of the 2nd Fallschirmjäger Division in January 1944. By the time of Operation Overlord, the 6th Fallschirmjäger Regiment had been attached...
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