21st Parachute Division (Germany)

21st Parachute Division
Active	1945
Country	Germany
Branch	Luftwaffe
Type	Fallschirmjäger
Role	Airborne forces
Size	Division
Commanders
Notable commanders	Walter Gericke

The 21. Fallschirmjäger-Division (21st Parachute Division) was a fallschirmjäger (airborne) 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 2 Axis History Factbook

References

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

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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