11th Parachute Division (Germany)
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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.
The division did not manage to form fully before the end of the war, and only isolated kampfgruppen saw combat.
Fallschirmjäger
are German paratroopers. Together with the Gebirgsjäger they are perceived as the elite infantry units of the German Army....
(airborne) division of the German military during the Second World War, active in 1945.
The division was formed in March 1945 near Linz
Linz
Linz is the third-largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria . It is located in the north centre of Austria, approximately south of the Czech border, on both sides of the river Danube. The population of the city is , and that of the Greater Linz conurbation is about...
, out of a disparate collection of Luftwaffe units including aircrew from Jagdgeschwader 101
Jagdgeschwader 101
Jagdgeschwader 101 was a Luftwaffe fighter-training-wing of World War II.Formed at Werneuchen from Jagdfliegerschule 1, JG 101 was created in December 1942 and were stationed from 27 January 1943 at Pau, southern France...
. It contained the 37th, 38th and 39th Fallschirmjäger Regiments, and the 11th Fallschirmjäger Artillery Regiment.
The division did not manage to form fully before the end of the war, and only isolated kampfgruppen saw combat.