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11th Parachute Division (Germany)

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11th Parachute Division
Active1945
Disbanded1945
Country Germany
BranchBalkenkreuz (Iron Cross) Luftwaffe
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Oberst Walter Gericke

The 11. Fallschirmjäger-Division (11th Parachute Division) was an infantry 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. ^ a b Axis History Factbook

References

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


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