11th Parachute Division (Germany)

11th Parachute Division
Active	1945
Country	Germany
Branch	Luftwaffe
Type	Fallschirmjäger
Role	Airborne forces
Size	Division
Engagements	World War II
Disbanded	1945
Commanders
Notable commanders	Oberst Walter Gericke

The 11. Fallschirmjäger-Division (11th 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 near Linz, out of a disparate collection of Luftwaffe units including aircrew from Jagdgeschwader 101. It contained the 37th, 38th and 39th Fallschirmjäger Regiments, and the 11th Fallschirmjäger Artillery Regiment.^[1]

The division did not manage to form fully before the end of the war, and only isolated kampfgruppen saw combat.^[1]

Notes

1 2 Axis History Factbook

References

"11. Fallschirmjäger-Division". Axis History Factbook. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-09.

Parachute Divisions of the Wehrmacht Luftwaffe

1. Fallschirmjäger-Division 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 20 21 Erdmann

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