7th Parachute Division (Germany)

The 7th Parachute Division (German: 7. Fallschirmjäger-Division) was a fallschirmjäger (airborne) division of the German military during the Second World War, active from 1944 to 1945.

7th Parachute Division
German: 7. Fallschirmjäger-Division
Unit insignia
Active1944–45
Disbanded1945
Country Germany
BranchBalkenkreuz (Iron Cross) Luftwaffe
TypeFallschirmjäger
RoleAirborne forces
SizeDivision
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Wolfgang Erdmann

The division was first formed as Fallschirmjäger-Division Erdmann in August 1944, from a collection of training units and remnants of other formations, named for its commander Wolfgang Erdmann. It fought in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands during Operation Market-Garden in September,[1] and in October was redesignated as the 7. Fallschirmjäger-Division. It contained the 19th, 20th and 21st Fallschirmjäger Regiments, and the 7th Fallschirmjäger Artillery Regiment.[2]

The division fought on the Western Front for the remainder of the war, surrendering at Oldenburg with the end of hostilities.[3]

Notes
  1. Axis History Factbook (Erdmann)
  2. Axis History Factbook (7. Division)
  3. Axis History Factbook

References
  • "7. Fallschirmjäger-Division". Axis History Factbook. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  • "Fallschirmjäger-Division Erdmann". Axis History Factbook. 3 May 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  • "7. Fallschirmjäger-Division". Lexikon der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 22 April 2013.

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