3rd FALLSCHIRMJÄGER DIVISION
Formed:
1st November 1943
Disbanded:
21st April 1945
Linage:
3. Fallschirmjäger Division
Commanders:
Generalmajor Walter Barenthin 13th September 1943 to 14th February 1944
Generalleutnant Richard Schimpf 17th February to 20th August 1944
General der Fallschirmtruppen Eugen Meindl 20th August to 22nd August 1944
Generalmajor Walter Wadehn 22nd August 1944 to 5th January 1945
Generalleutnant Richard Schimpf 5th January to 1st March 1945
Oberst Helmut Hoffmann 1st March to 8th March 1945
Oberst Karl-Heinz Becker 8th March to 8th April 1945
Battles, Operations and Campaigns:
Normandy
Aachen
Arnhem
Operation Wacht am Rhein
Ruhr Pocket
Served:
France
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Unit Structure March-1944:
Divisional Staff
5th Fallschirmjäger Regiment
8th Fallschirmjäger Regiment
9th Fallschirmjäger Regiment
3rd Fallschirmjäger Artillery Regiment
3rd Fallschirmjäger Flak Battalion
3rd Fallschirmjäger Panzerjäger Battalion
3rd Fallschirmjäger Pioneer Battalion
3rd Fallschirmjäger Signals Battalion
3rd Divisional Service Troops
