The 7. Fallschirmjäger-Division (7th Parachute Division) was a
fallschirmjäger (airborne) division of the German military during the
Second World War, active from 1944 to 1945.
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 __NOTOC__
Wolfgang Erdmann (13 November 1898 – 5 September 1946) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
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* Clasp to the Iron Cross (1939) ...
. It fought at Arnhem during
Operation Market-Garden in September, 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.
The division fought on the Western Front for the remainder of the war, surrendering at
Oldenburg with the end of hostilities.
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Fallschirmjäger divisions
Military units and formations established in 1944
Military units and formations disestablished in 1945