7th Parachute Division (Germany)

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7th Parachute Division
Unit insignia
Active	1944–45
Disbanded	1945
Country	Germany
Branch	Luftwaffe
Type	Fallschirmjäger
Role	Airborne forces
Size	Division
Commanders
Notable commanders	Wolfgang Erdmann

The 7. Fallschirmjäger-Division (7th Parachute Division) was a fallschirmjäger (airborne) division of the German military during the Second World War, active from 1944 to 1945.

The division was first formed as Fallschirmjäger-Division Erdmann in August 1944, from a collection of training units and remnants of other formations, named for its commander Wolfgang Erdmann. It fought at Arnhem during Operation Market-Garden in September,^[1] and in October was redesignated as the 7. Fallschirmjäger-Division. It contained the 19th, 20th and 21st Fallschirmjäger Regiments, and the 7th Fallschirmjäger Artillery Regiment.^[2]

The division fought on the Western Front for the remainder of the war, surrendering at Oldenburg with the end of hostilities.^[3]

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• "7. Fallschirmjäger-Division". Axis History Factbook. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
• "Fallschirmjäger-Division Erdmann". Axis History Factbook. 3 May 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
• "7. Fallschirmjäger-Division". Lexikon der Wehrmacht. Retrieved 22 April 2013.