The II Fallschirmkorps (2nd Parachute Corps) was created in 1943 from Division Meindl an experienced division on the Eastern Front. In the wake of this new Corps, the 3rd and 5th
Fallschirmjäger
The ''Fallschirmjäger'' () were the paratrooper branch of the German Luftwaffe before and during World War II. They were the first German paratroopers to be committed in large-scale airborne operations. Throughout World War II, the commander ...
division were raised and attached to the Corps. A year later the Corps was almost completely annihilated while fighting in the
Falaise Pocket during the
Battle for Normandy. The II Fallschirmkorps was later refitted with replacement troops provided by Fallschirm-Jäger-Ersatz-Battalion 2 and sent to aid the
1st Fallschirm-Armee until their surrender to the Allies in 1945. Under the command of the Werner E. Kranz.
Commanding officer
* Generalleutnant
Eugen Meindl
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Eugen Meindl (16 July 1892 – 24 January 1951) was a German paratroop general in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
Life and career
Born in 18 ...
, 5 November 1943 – 5 May 1945
Organisation
September 1944
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3rd Fallschirmjägerdivision
**Fallschirmjäger Aufklarungs Abteilung 3
**Fallschirmjäger Regiment 5
***''I Battalion''
**Fallschirmjäger Regiment 8
***''I Battalion''
**Fallschirmjäger Regiment 9
***''I Battalion''
**Abteilung Isphording
**Fallschirmjäger Artillerie Regiment 3
*** ''Battalions I-III''
**Fallschirmjäger Panzerjäger Battalion 3
**Fallschirmjäger Pioneer Abteilung 3
**Fallschirmjäger FlaK Abteilung 3
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5th Fallschirmjägerdivision
**Fallschirmjäger Regiment 13
**Fallschirmjäger Regiment 14
**Fallschirmjäger Regiment 15
***''Battalions I-III''
**Fallschirmjäger FlaK Abteilung 5
**Fallschirmjäger Artillerie Regiment 5
*Kampfgruppe Greshick
**''Battalions I-III''
**Fallschirmjäger FlaK
References
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Military units and formations established in 1943
Military units and formations disestablished in 1945