The 7th Parachute Division () was a

fallschirmjäger The () were the airborne forces branch of the Luftwaffe before and during World War II. They were the first paratroopers to be committed in large-scale airborne operations. They were commanded by Kurt Student, the Luftwaffe's second-in-comman ...

(airborne) division of the German military during the

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, active from 1944 to 1945. The division was first formed as Fallschirmjäger-Division Erdmann in early September, 1944 from a collection of training units and remnants of other formations, and named after its commander Wolfgang Erdmann. It fought in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands during Operation Market-Garden in September, and on October 29th was redesignated as the 7. Fallschirmjäger-Division. It contained the 19th, 20th and 21st Fallschirmjäger Regiments and other divisional support units. The division fought on the Western Front for the remainder of the war, surrendering at Oldenburg with the end of hostilities.Mitcham, p 294

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* * * * * {{Use dmy dates, date=June 2017 Fallschirmjäger divisions Military units and formations established in 1944 Military units and formations disestablished in 1945