10th Parachute Division (Germany)

German WWII airborne division June 2016 April 2014 October 2023 October 2023 10th Parachute Division de 10. Fallschirmjäger-Division March 1945 Nazi Germany Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger Airborne force Division World War II May 1945 Gustav Wilke The 10th Parachute Division (de 10. Fallschirmjäger-Division) was a division of the German military during the Second World War, active in 1945. Officially designated an airborne division, it was in fact unable to carryout airborne operations and was thus an infantry formation. The division was formed in March 1945 out of a disparate collection of Luftwaffe units, including existing parachute units in the Italian theatre and crews from Jagdgeschwader 101, and commanded by Gustav Wilke. It contained the 28th, 29th and 30th Fallschirmjäger Regiments, and the 10th Fallschirmjäger Artillery Regiment.Axis History Factbook The division fought in Austria and Moravia, surrendering to the Soviet Army in May 1945 at the end of the war. Notes 2 References http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=2634 10. Fallschirmjäger-Division 14 August 2008 Axis History Factbook 2009-01-09 Category:Fallschirmjäger divisions Category:Military units and formations established in 1945 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945