21st Parachute Division (Germany)
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The 21. Fallschirmjäger-Division (21st Parachute Division) was a fallschirmjäger
(airborne) division of the German military during the Second World War, active in 1945.
The division was formed in March 1945 in the Netherlands, using elements of Sturm-Brigade Gericke and troops from the disbanded Fallschirmjäger Ausbildungs-und-Ersatz-Division.
The division did not manage to form fully before the end of the war, and did not see combat.
Fallschirmjäger
are German paratroopers. Together with the Gebirgsjäger they are perceived as the elite infantry units of the German Army....
(airborne) division of the German military during the Second World War, active in 1945.
The division was formed in March 1945 in the Netherlands, using elements of Sturm-Brigade Gericke and troops from the disbanded Fallschirmjäger Ausbildungs-und-Ersatz-Division.
The division did not manage to form fully before the end of the war, and did not see combat.