5th FALLSCHIRMJÄGER DIVISION
Formed:
4th March 1944
Disbanded:
21st April 1945
Linage:
5. Fallschirmjäger Division
Commanders:
Generalleutnant Gustav Wilke 1st April to 23rd September 1944
Generalmajor Sebastian-Ludwig Heilmann 23rd September 1944 to 12th March 1945
Oberst Kurt Gröschke 12th March to April 1945
Battles, Operations and Campaigns:
Normandy
Operation Wacht am Rhein
Ruhr Pocket
Served:
France
Holland
Belgium
Germany
Unit Structure June-1944:
Divisional Staff
15th Fallschirmjäger Regiment
14th Fallschirmjäger Regiment
13th Fallschirmjäger Regiment
5th Fallschirmjäger Artillery Regiment
5th Fallschirmjäger Flak Battalion
5th Fallschirmjäger Panzerjäger Battalion
5th Fallschirmjäger Pioneer Battalion
5th Fallschirmjäger Signals Battalion
5th Fallschirmjäger Medical Battalion
5th Divisional Service Troops
