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    Brigade Luftlande-Sturm-Regiment Fallschirmjäger-Regiment Hübner, subordinated to the 8. ''Fallschirmjäger'' Division. Other parachute units Waffen-SS...
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    The 5th Parachute Division (‹See Tfd›German: 5. Fallschirmjäger-Division) was a Fallschirmjäger (paratroop) division in the German air force (Luftwaffe)...
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    The 1st Parachute Division (‹See Tfd›German: 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division) was an elite German military parachute-landing division that fought during World...
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    The 3rd Parachute Division (‹See Tfd›German: 3. Fallschirmjäger-Division) was a military unit of Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe that was active during World...
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    The 4th Parachute Division, (‹See Tfd›German: 4. Fallschirmjäger-Division), was a divisional-sized formation in the Luftwaffe during World War II. It was...
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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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    The 9th Parachute Division (‹See Tfd›German: 9. Fallschirmjäger-Division) was one of the final parachute divisions to be raised by Nazi Germany during...
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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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    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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    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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    an air assault division. The foundation of modern-day air assault operations was laid by the World War Two era German Fallschirmjäger, Brandenburgers...
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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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    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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    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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  • 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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  • Fallschirmjäger Regiment 13 Fallschirmjäger Regiment 14 Fallschirmjäger Regiment 15 Battalions I-III Fallschirmjäger FlaK Abteilung 5 Fallschirmjäger...
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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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  • 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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    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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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    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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    battalions of Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 6 (6th Parachute Regiment) of the 2nd Fallschirmjäger-Division. The 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division, ordered to...
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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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    Italy. 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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  • Richard Schimpf (category Fallschirmjäger of World War II)
    Cross on 6 October 1944 as Generalleutnant and commander of 3. Fallschirmjäger Division Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[citation needed]...
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  • fighting knife in the first place, the LGK was introduced to the 1st Skijäger Division and SS units on the Eastern Front to be used primarily as a close combat...
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