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21st Parachute Division (Germany)

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21st Parachute Division
Active1945
Country Germany
BranchBalkenkreuz (Iron Cross) Luftwaffe
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Walter Gericke

The 21. Fallschirmjäger-Division (21st Parachute Division) was a division of the German military during World War II, active in 1945.

The division was formed in March 1945 in the Netherlands, using elements of Sturm-Brigade Gericke and troops from the disbanded Fallschirmjäger Ausbildungs-und-Ersatz-Division.[1]

The division did not manage to form fully before the end of the war, and did not see combat.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Axis History Factbook

References

  • "21. Fallschirmjäger-Division". Axis History Factbook. 3 May 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
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