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
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

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Heer hasSubUnit Fallschirmjäger division
Battle of Ortona primaryOpposingForce Fallschirmjäger division
this entity surface form: Fallschirmjäger (German paratroopers)
Battle of Dombås involvedMilitaryBranch Fallschirmjäger division
this entity surface form: Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger
Battle of Dombås opponent Fallschirmjäger division
this entity surface form: German Fallschirmjäger
Operation Mercury involvedUnit Fallschirmjäger division
this entity surface form: German Fallschirmjäger
Battle of Fort Eben-Emael involvedUnit Fallschirmjäger division
this entity surface form: German Fallschirmjäger
Operation Fustian notableUnit Fallschirmjäger division
this entity surface form: Fallschirmjäger units
Luftwaffe formations hasSpecializedFormationType Fallschirmjäger division