Lineage 21.Fallschirm-Jäger-Division Campaigns Holland 1945 History The formation of this division was ordered 4.05.45 in northern Holland, as aFeld-Ausbildungs-Division, or field-training division, using parts of theFallschirm-Jäger-Ersatz und Ausbildungs-Division and fromFallschirm-Sturm-Brigade Gericke. No part of the division is included in theFeldpostübersicht, so only few details are known about it, and itsultimate fate is unknown. Organization General […]
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Fallschirm-Radfahrer-Bataillon 1 Began formation in January 1944 as Armeetruppe of 1.Fallschirm-Armee,with 5 companies and was later renamed Fallschirm-Radfahrer-Bataillon 21 in June 1944. Formation was never completed and it never saw any combat. It wasofficially disbanded 8.44.
The 1.Fallschrim-Armee was formed between 11.05.43 and 4.01.44, in Nancy.It became operational in June 1944 under the command ofGeneraloberst Kurt Student. It was based on XI.Fliegerkorps which had beenformed in 1940 to control 7.Flieger-Division and the 22.Landungs-Divisionfor the 1940 campaign in Belgium and Holland. In 1941, the IX.Fliegerkorpcontrolled troops for the Invasion of Crete. From […]
Formed in January, 1944, from II. Luftwaffen-Feldkorps. The Corps foughtexclusively in Italy. Itcontrolled either or both the 1st and 4th Fallschirmjaeger Divisionthroughout the war along with other non-Airborne troops. surrendered innorthern Italy in April, 1945. Commanders Gen. Alfred Schlemm, 1.1.44 – 17.11.44GenLt. Richard Heidrich, 18.11.44 – 3.5.45 Organic Korps Units Artilleriekommandeur 122 (Army unit)Fallschirm-Artillerie-Kommandeur 11, […]
History The 19.Grenadier-Division was formed in August of 1944 in Esbjerg, Denmark, from Schatten-Division Jütland and from parts of the 19.Luftwaffen-Sturm-Division. The Division Left Esbjerg for Heeresgruppe G in early September, 1944. Shortly after the 19.Grenadier-Division was renamed as the 19.Volksgrenadier-Division. Knights Cross Holders No KC holders for this unit War Service Dates Korps Armee […]
Lineage 7.Flieger-Division 1.Fallschirm-Jäger-Division Campaigns Italy 1943-1945 History Formed on May 1st, 1943 from the 7.Flieger-Division in France. From the endof May 1943 it was stationed in Flers (near Avignon), in reserve, underXI.Fliegerkorps/Heeresgruppe D. The first parts of the division arrived inSicily on the 12th of July 1943, directly under XIV.Armeekorps, and went intocombat immediately defending […]
Campaigns Western Front 1945 History This division was formed in March 1945 in the Linz area in the Netherlands. Formation was to have beencompleted by 5.01.45, but it was cancelled on 4.08.45. The collection oftroops in the Linz area apparently continued even after cancellation.On 4.11.45 CO Oberst Gericke had arrived in Linz, and by 4.20.45 […]
The scheduled completion date for the winter construction program and alltroop preparations for meeting the expected invasion was 30 April. Up tothat time the Germans made all arrangements to repel a major attack againstthe Kanalkueste. At the end of 1943 Hitler ordered the assembly of allavailable forces behind the front of the Fifteenth Army and […]
Lineage 10.Fallschirm-Jäger-Division Campaigns Austria 1945 History This division was ordered formed on 9.24.44, but the formation was cancelledon 10.15.44. Fallschirm-Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 10 formed for the planneddivision was instead transferred to the Heer on 1.02.45. The division was reformed in the Graz area on 3.01.45. The division was formedfrom many various units. Each Fallschirm-Jäger-Regiment and Artillerie-Regimentof the […]
[January] [February] [March] [April] [May] [June] [July] [August] [September] [October] [November] [December] April 1st April 1st, 1945: In the East, bitter fighting rages in the western suburbs of the fortress city of Breslau. In the Southeast, the Soviet 3rd Ukrainian Front (Tolbukhin) reaches Wiener Neustadt in its advance toward Vienna.In the West, the US Ninth […]