2nd Parachute Division (Germany)
War against the Soviet Union 1941-1945 Western Front 1944/1945
The 2nd Parachute Division was a major unit of the Air Force, which was used in World War II in ground combat.
History
The 2nd Parachute Division was formed in 1943 at Vannes in Brittany and first fought in Italy, where she conducted the liberation of the set of the new Italian government dictator Mussolini among others, the company oak.
Towards the end of 1943 parts were moved from her to Greece to take the Aegean island of Leros. After successful completion of this company, she was transferred to the Eastern Front, where it was positioned in the new 6th Army. There they fought, to the transfer to France.
Here they took part in 1944 in the Battle of Brest and was destroyed in September. In October of the same year but it was already set up again and fought first in still occupied by the Germans Holland until in April 1945 in the Ruhr pocket surrendered to the Allies.
Structure
- Parachute Regiment hunter 2
- Parachute Regiment hunters 7
- Parachute Regiment hunters 6
- Parachute Regiment hunter 2
- Parachute Regiment hunters 7
- Parachute Regiment Hunter 23
- Parachute MG Battalion 2
- Parachute Flak - Division 2
- Parachute Artillery Regiment 2
- Parachute - Panzer - Jäger- Division 2
- Parachute Engineer Battalion 2
- Air news department of the parachute Hunter Division 2
- Parachute sanitary department 2
Commanders
Pictures of 2nd Parachute Division (Germany)
