2nd Fallschirmjäger Division

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The 2nd Fallschirmjäger Division was an elite German Luftwaffe paratrooper division of World War II, known for its airborne operations and later defensive fighting on various European fronts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Fallschirmjäger division ⓘ
German military unit ⓘ
Luftwaffe formation ⓘ
World War II military unit ⓘ
allegiance Wehrmacht ⓘ
branch Luftwaffe ⓘ
composition Fallschirmjäger infantry regiments ⓘ
artillery units ⓘ
support and service units ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Nazi Germany ⓘ
disbandedIn 1945 ⓘ
eliteStatus considered an elite formation of the Luftwaffe ⓘ
engagedIn Battle of Monte Cassino ⓘ
Italian Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Italian campaign

defensive operations against Allied forces in Italy ⓘ
equipment German small arms of World War II ⓘ
light and medium artillery ⓘ
formedFrom Fallschirmjäger units of the Luftwaffe ⓘ
formedIn 1943 ⓘ
garrisonOrHeadquarters various locations in occupied Europe during World War II ⓘ
historicalEra 20th century ⓘ
militaryBranchLanguage Fallschirmjäger (German for paratroopers) ⓘ
militarySpecialization airborne assault ⓘ
defensive operations in difficult terrain ⓘ
notableCharacteristic trained for airborne insertion and ground combat ⓘ
notableFor airborne operations ⓘ
defensive fighting on European fronts ⓘ
parentOrganization Oberkommando der Luftwaffe ⓘ
partOf Fallschirmjägertruppe ⓘ
role airborne infantry ⓘ
paratroopers ⓘ
sideInConflict Axis Powers ⓘ
linked to: Axis powers
status disbanded ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Eastern Front ⓘ
Italian Front ⓘ
Western Front ⓘ
typeOfWarfare airborne warfare ⓘ
defensive ground combat ⓘ

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Fallschirmjäger → notableUnit → 2nd Fallschirmjäger Division ⓘ
Siege of Brest (1944) → involvedMilitaryUnit → German 2nd Parachute Division ⓘ
linked to: 2nd Fallschirmjäger Division