Erdmann Paratrooper Division (Wehrmacht)

The Erdmann paratrooper division was a major unit of the air force of the German armed forces during the Second World War . The division was set up on August 20, 1944 in the Arnhem area in the Netherlands and named after its commander, General Wolfgang Erdmann . The unit was only used on the Western Front in the Netherlands. On October 9, 1944, the division was renamed the 7th Fallschirmjäger Division .

Well-known members of the division

• Rudolf Löytved-Hardegg (1905-2003), was from 1958 to 1964, as Brigadier General of the Air Force of the Bundeswehr , part of the 4th Allied Tactical Airforce (4th ATAF) of NATO

literature

• Werner Haupt : mountain troops, paratroopers and others. German special divisions 1935–1945. Dörfler, 2001, ISBN 3-89555-906-7 .
• Volkmar Kühn : German paratroopers in World War II. Verlagshaus Würzburg, 2006, ISBN 978-3-88189-635-1 , pp. 410-429.