Fallschirmjäger division

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A Fallschirmjäger division was a German World War II airborne infantry formation composed of elite paratroopers, originally part of the Luftwaffe and later also fielded under the army (Heer).


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Predicate Object
instanceOf German military unit type
World War II military formation
airborne infantry formation
activeDuring 1939–1945
associatedUniformFeature paratrooper helmet
paratrooper jump smock
associatedWith Luftwaffe field formations
commandLanguage German
composedOf Fallschirmjäger (paratroopers)
countryOfOrigin Germany
doctrineInfluencedBy interwar airborne warfare concepts
equipmentType light infantry weapons
limited heavy support weapons
hasBranch airborne infantry
hasRole elite infantry
paratrooper operations
hasTacticalMobility airborne insertion
motorized ground movement
historicalStatus disbanded after World War II
languageOfName German
laterServiceBranch Heer
militaryDoctrine vertical envelopment
militarySpecialization air-landing operations
airborne assault
light infantry tactics
nameMeaning paratrooper division
notableEngagement Battle of Crete
Eastern Front operations
Italian Campaign
Normandy Campaign
notableFor fanatical resistance in defensive battles
high combat effectiveness
use of parachute drops in operations
operatedBy Heer
Luftwaffe
opposedBy Allied forces in Europe
originalServiceBranch Luftwaffe
partOf Wehrmacht
recruitmentType volunteer-based elite troops
subordinateTo Fallschirmjäger corps (in some operations)
timePeriod 20th century
trainingEmphasis airborne operations
close-quarters combat
rapid deployment
typeOf German division-level formation
typicalSize division
usedInConflict World War II

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Heer
hasSubUnit
Battle of Dombås ("Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger")
involvedMilitaryBranch
Battle of Dombås ("German Fallschirmjäger")
opponent
Battle of Ortona ("Fallschirmjäger (German paratroopers)")
primaryOpposingForce

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