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).
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| German Fallschirmjäger | 3 |
| Fallschirmjäger division canonical | 2 |
| Fallschirmjäger (German paratroopers) | 1 |
| Fallschirmjäger units | 1 |
| Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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
ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Campaign
Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy Campaign
|
| notableFor |
fanatical resistance in defensive battles
ⓘ
high combat effectiveness ⓘ use of parachute drops in operations ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Heer
ⓘ
Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Allied forces
ⓘ
surface form:
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 (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fallschirmjäger (German paratroopers)
this entity surface form:
Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger
this entity surface form:
German Fallschirmjäger
this entity surface form:
German Fallschirmjäger
this entity surface form:
German Fallschirmjäger
this entity surface form:
Fallschirmjäger units