8th Parachute Division (Germany)
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The 8. Fallschirmjäger-Division (8th Parachute Division) was a fallschirmjäger
(airborne) division of the German military during the Second World War, active in 1945.
An 8th Fallschirmjäger Division was originally ordered to be formed in September 1944, but this order was cancelled. The division was formed in January 1945, commanded by Walter Wadehn. It contained the 22nd, 24th and 32nd Fallschirmjäger Regiments.
The division fought in the Netherlands and then withdrew through Germany, finally being trapped in the Ruhr pocket
in April 1945 and destroyed.
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.
An 8th Fallschirmjäger Division was originally ordered to be formed in September 1944, but this order was cancelled. The division was formed in January 1945, commanded by Walter Wadehn. It contained the 22nd, 24th and 32nd Fallschirmjäger Regiments.
The division fought in the Netherlands and then withdrew through Germany, finally being trapped in the Ruhr pocket
Ruhr Pocket
The Ruhr Pocket was a battle of encirclement that took place in late March and early April 1945, near the end of World War II, in the Ruhr Area of Germany. For all intents and purposes, it marked the end of major organized resistance on Nazi Germany's Western Front, as more than 300,000 troops were...
in April 1945 and destroyed.