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    The 22nd Infantry Division, which soon became the 22nd Air Landing Division, was a specialized German infantry division in World War II. Its primary method...
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    Fallschirmjäger (category Fallschirmjäger divisions)
    Brandenburger Regiment Fallschirmjäger-Bataillon Brandenburg 22nd Air Landing Division 91st Air Landing Division During the German invasion of Crete, the Allied forces...
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  • Infantry Division (Philippines) 22nd Division (South Vietnam) 22nd Air Landing Division (Wehrmacht) 22nd Cavalry Division (United States) 22nd SS Volunteer...
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  • the war and by 1943 was commander of the 22nd Air Landing Division. Under his orders, troops of the division committed atrocities against Greek civilians...
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    the majority of the 7th Fliegerdivision in cooperation with the 22nd Air Landing Division. This force was grouped as the 11th Fliegerkorps, and commanded...
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    Fallschirmjäger, Brandenburgers, and the 22nd Air Landing Division glider borne paras laid the foundation for modern day air assault operations. In 1941 the U...
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  • Infantry Division 22nd Infantry Division (later 22nd Air Landing Division, 22nd Volksgrenadier Division) 23rd Infantry Division (later 26th Panzer Division) After...
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    intention of abducting notorious war criminal and commander of 22nd Air Landing Division, Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller. By the time of the arrival of the rest...
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    World War Two era German Fallschirmjäger, Brandenburgers, and the 22nd Air Landing Division glider borne paras. In 1941 the U.S. Army quickly adopted this...
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    the attack by the 7th Flieger Division, which would land by parachute and glider, followed by the 22nd Air Landing Division once the airfields were secure...
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    Dutch government and capital of The Hague. Around 1,300 of the 22nd Air Landing Division had been captured (subsequently shipped to Britain as prisoners...
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    May 1940, Choltitz participated in the Battle of Rotterdam, making an air landing and seizing some of the city's key bridges. Choltitz is chiefly remembered...
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    invasion (carried out by the 22nd Air Landing Division), but mediocre coordination, better German efficiency and German air supremacy led to a German victory...
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    Kreta") garrisoned by the Fortress Division "Kreta", and after August garrisoned by the crack 22nd Air Landing Division. The Bulgarians occupied their own...
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    Müller, ordered soldiers from the 65th Infantry Regiment of the 22nd Air Landing Division (which formed part of the German garrison) to destroy Viannos...
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    commander of the 1st Mountain Division in Epirus, and Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller, who led the 22nd Air Landing Division in Crete. Before invading the Soviet...
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    surroundings, but Dutch machine gun fire inflicted casualties and scattered their landings. Many planes were forced to land either damaged or destroyed by the defenders...
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  • Fallschirmjäger, Brandenburgers, and the 22nd Air Landing Division glider borne paras laid the foundation for modern day Air Assault operations. In 1941 the U...
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    kidnapping of Heinrich Kreipe, commander of 22. Luftlande-Division (22nd Air Landing Division) on German-occupied Crete, and Kreipe's removal to Cairo...
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    the German 22nd Air Landing Division (then stationed on Crete), led by General Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller, began Operation Polar Bear by landing in three...
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  • Panzer Division was to move through the southern part of the Netherlands and attack the Moerdijk Bridge. Furthermore, the 22nd Air Landing Division and the...
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    Luftwaffe (redirect from Nazi Air Force)
    Eben-Emael and the Battle for The Hague (alongside the German Army's 22nd Air Landing Division) in May 1940, and en masse during the Battle of Crete in May 1941...
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  • German 22nd Division Imperial German 22nd Landwehr Division Imperial German 22nd Reserve Division German 22nd Panzer Division German 22nd Air Landing Division...
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  • service 1914–45 Rank Generalleutnant Commands 125th Infantry Division 22nd Air Landing Division LXIV Army Corps Battles / wars World War I World War II Invasion...
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  • [citation needed] As commander of Infantry Regiment 909 of the 58th Infantry Division, Kreipe participated in the Battle of France, the drive towards Leningrad...
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    Court President. Nevertheless, Sponeck became commander of the 22nd Infantry Division with 42nd Army Corps training the troops as airborne infantry. On...
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    battalion within the 15th Marine Regiment of the 6th Marine Division upon its formation. The 22nd Marine Regiment was commissioned on June 1, 1942, at Camp...
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    1890 – 14 April 1969) was a German general who commanded the 3rd Mountain Division and the 8th Army. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron...
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    amphibious ready group, announced that H-Hour, time of landing, would be 17:30. The KPA 22nd Infantry Regiment had moved to Incheon before dawn on 15...
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    end of the island plus 80mm guns on the ocean and lagoon sides.: 35  The 22nd Air Flotilla, depleted after the Gilbert campaign, had 128 aircraft in the...
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