The Fallschirmjäger (German: [ˈfalʃɪʁmˌjɛːɡɐ] ) were the paratrooper branch of the German Luftwaffe before and during World War II. They were the first...
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Fallschirmjäger was the paratrooper force of the Luftwaffe in Nazi Germany. Fallschirmjäger may also refer to: the two Fallschirmjäger regiments of the...
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1st Parachute Division (Germany) (redirect from German 1st Fallschirmjäger Division)
Nebelwerfer Company 14. Panzerjäger Company 1. Fallschirmjäger Regiment 3. Fallschirmjäger Regiment 4. Fallschirmjäger Regiment 1. Artillery Regiment Supply Troops...
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FG 42 (redirect from Fallschirmjäger Gewehr 42)
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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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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officers Sports kit See article:Stahlhelm (Fallschirmjäger) The Luftwaffe introduced the Fallschirmjäger (Airborne and Glider borne troops) helmet in...
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The Fallschirmjäger memorial (German: Fallschirmjäger-Denkmal) is a German war memorial for German parachutists who fell during the ten-day Battle of...
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8th Parachute Division (Germany) (redirect from 8. Fallschirmjäger Division)
(German: 8. Fallschirmjäger-Division) was a division of the German military during the Second World War, active in 1945. It was fallschirmjäger in title...
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3rd Parachute Division (Germany) (redirect from German 3rd Fallschirmjäger Division)
Engineer Battalion 3rd Signal Battalion 5th Fallschirmjäger Regiment 8th Fallschirmjäger Regiment 9th Fallschirmjäger Regiment Supply troops Nowakowski Tomasz...
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2nd Parachute Division (Germany) (redirect from 2 Fallschirmjäger Division)
The 2nd Parachute Division (German: 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division) was an airborne division of the German Luftwaffe of the Wehrmacht during World War II...
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7th Parachute Division (Germany) (redirect from 7. Fallschirmjäger-Division)
The 7th Parachute Division (German: 7. Fallschirmjäger-Division) was a fallschirmjäger (airborne) division of the German military during the Second World...
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Walter Koch (paratrooper) (redirect from Walter Koch (Fallschirmjäger))
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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The Ramcke Parachute Brigade was a Luftwaffe paratroop (Fallschirmjäger) brigade which saw action in the Mediterranean Theatre during World War II. The...
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6th Parachute Division (Germany) (redirect from 6. Fallschirmjäger-Division)
The 6th Parachute Division (German: 6. Fallschirmjäger-Division) was a Fallschirmjäger (airborne) division of the German military during the Second World...
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Gravity knife (redirect from Fallschirmjäger-Messer)
German Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger-Messer or air force paratrooper knife...
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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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10th Parachute Division (Germany) (redirect from 10. Fallschirmjäger-Division)
Jagdgeschwader 101. It contained the 28th, 29th and 30th Fallschirmjäger Regiments, and the 10th Fallschirmjäger Artillery Regiment. The division fought in Austria...
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involved elements of the German 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division and 6th Fallschirmjäger Regiment, and the American 501st, 502nd and 506th Parachute Infantry...
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mid-1944, Fallschirmjäger were no longer trained as paratroops owing to the realities of the strategic situation, but retained the Fallschirmjäger honorific...
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commander of the Fallschirmjäger-Sturm-Regiment 145th Oak Leaves on 13 November 1942 as Generalmajor and commander of Fallschirmjäger-Brigade "Ramcke"...
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in the 11./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 1. According to Scherzer as commander of Fallschirmjäger-Bataillon "Kerutt" [augmented I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 18...
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Hübner, was the same officer who commanded the 2nd Fallschirmjäger Battalion, 5th Fallschirmjäger Regiment, in the Ramcke Parachute Brigade, which fought...
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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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5th Parachute Division (Germany) (redirect from 5th Fallschirmjäger Division)
The 5th Parachute Division (German: 5. Fallschirmjäger-Division) was a Fallschirmjäger (paratroop) division in the German air force (Luftwaffe) during...
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Horst Trebes (category Fallschirmjäger of World War II)
Horst Trebes (22 October 1916 – 29 July 1944) was a Hauptmann in the Fallschirmjäger of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's...
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from the 1st Fallschirmjäger Division, and consisted of the 1st Fallschirmjäger Engineer Battalion, the 1st Battalion, 4th Fallschirmjäger Regiment and...
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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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20th Parachute Division (Germany) (redirect from 20. Fallschirmjäger-Division)
Division (Fallschirmjäger Ausbildungs-und-Ersatz-Division), commanded by Walter Barenthin. It contained the 58th, 59th and 60th Fallschirmjäger Regiments...
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Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte (category Fallschirmjäger of World War II)
of a regiment of the 2nd Fallschirmjäger Division in January 1944. By the time of Operation Overlord, the 6th Fallschirmjäger Regiment had been attached...
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German paratroopers became known as Fallschirmjäger (Fallschirm is German for "parachute"). At first, Fallschirmjäger was applied only to genuine airborne-qualified...
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