The 1st Parachute Division ( German : 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division ) was an elite German military parachute-landing division that fought during World War II . A division of paratroopers was termed a Fallschirmjäger Division. For reasons of secrecy, it was originally raised as the 7th Air Division (German: 7. Flieger-Division ), before being renamed and reorganized as the 1st Parachute Division in 1943.
21-495: (Redirected from First Division ) 1st Division or First Division may refer to: Military [ edit ] Airborne divisions [ edit ] 1st Parachute Division (Germany) 1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom) 1st Airmobile Division (Ukraine) 1st Guards Airborne Division Armoured divisions [ edit ] 1st Armoured Division (Australia) 1st Canadian Armoured Division (subsequently renamed
42-704: A project funded by the German federal government and led by a commission of historians Atlante delle Stragi Naziste e Fasciste in Italia (Atlas of the Nazi and Fascist Massacres in Italy), nearly 400 Italian civilians were murdered by members of the 1st Parachute Division by the end of the war. 1st Indian Cavalry Division The 1st Indian Cavalry Division was a division of the British Indian Army which
63-454: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages 1st Parachute Division (Germany) The division was formed in October 1938 under the command of Major-General Kurt Student . At the start of World War II, the division contained two parachute regiments; it was brought up to full strength in 1941. In April 1940, the division took part in
84-469: The 22nd Air Landing Division . This force was grouped as the 11th Fliegerkorps, and commanded by Kurt Student. The attack on The Hague was a failure: the high loss of transport planes grew to quite dramatic proportions. Many paratroopers and air landing troops were captured, hundreds were killed or wounded and 1,536 prisoners of both divisions were transported to England. (The Rotterdam Blitz on 14 May 1940 led to Rotterdam's surrender.) The Eben Emael assault
105-804: The 5th Canadian Division ) 1st Armored Division (People's Republic of China) 1st Armored Division (France) 1st Light Mechanized Division (France) 1st Panzer Division (Bundeswehr) , (West) Germany 1st Panzer Division (Wehrmacht) , Nazi Germany Fallschirm-Panzer Division 1 Hermann Göring , Nazi Germany 1st Armoured Division (India) 1st Tank Division (Imperial Japanese Army) 1st Armoured Division (Poland) 1st Mechanised Division (Poland) 1st Mechanized Division (Soviet Union) 1st Armoured Division (United Kingdom) 1st Armored Division (United States) 1st Armoured Division (Syria) 1st Guards Mechanized Corps (Soviet Union) 1st Tank Division (Soviet Union) 1st Armored Brigade (People's Republic of China) , formerly
126-692: The Ukrainian National Army 1st Zadneprovsk Ukrainian Soviet Division 1st (African) Division , United Kingdom 1st (Peshawar) Division , British Indian Army before and during World War I 1st (United Kingdom) Division 1st London Division , United Kingdom 1st Infantry Division (United States) 1st Marine Division 1st Division (Vietnam) Naval divisions [ edit ] 1st Division (Royal Navy) , Home Fleet, United Kingdom 1st Naval Guard and Patrol Division (Ukraine) Sports [ edit ] Association football [ edit ] Azadegan League ,
147-598: The 1. Fallschirmjäger Regiment occurred on November 21, 1943, in Pietransieri , a frazione of Roccaraso in Abruzzo . A total of 128 unarmed civilians, mostly women and children, were slaughtered in the Massacre of Pietransieri [ it ] . After they refused to leave the village, civilians were rounded up and executed by gunfire and explosives and their farms were set on fire and demolished. According to
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189-635: The American 34th Division. By 25 April, the division had completed the river crossing. They immediately set off on a final march toward the Alpine Mountains . Finally, the German surrender in Italy came on 2 May 1945, and included the men of the 1st Parachute Division. The unconditional surrender of Germany followed a week later. Members of various units of the division committed war crimes in Italy between 1943 and 1945. A massacre by members of
210-731: The German I Parachute Corps was deployed to the Adriatic coast behind the Senio Rivier. The Allied advance resumed on 8 April, and the 1st Parachute Division was forced into a steady withdrawal toward the Po River by the British Eighth Army. Elements of the Polish II Corps captured the 1st Parachute Division’s battle flag, and on the morning of April 21, the 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division entered Bologna ahead of
231-683: The July 1943 fight against the Allied invasion of Sicily . For the remainder of the war, the division fought in the Italian Campaign . From 14–27 December 1943, the division, under General-Lieutenant Richard Heidrich , saw action against the 1st Canadian Division in the Battle of Ortona . Later the division was concentrated in the defense of the Winter Line south of Rome , defending against
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#1732757754011252-614: The advance of the British Eighth Army , commanded by Lieutenant-General Oliver Leese . In February to May 1944, the 1st Parachute Division took part in the Battle of Monte Cassino , and in late May and June it fought against the Allied Operation Diadem later retreating to the north of Rome. They formed part of the German I Parachute Corps , along with the German 4th Parachute Division . By January 1945,
273-526: The division was transferred to the Eastern Front , fighting in the vicinity of Leningrad , Stalino and later taking part in anti-partisan warfare near Smolensk . In the summer of 1942, the division was transferred to France where it trained for the planned capture of Malta . After this operation was cancelled, elements of the division saw combat in North Africa . The division took part in
294-595: The invasion of Denmark and Norway during Operation Weserübung , successfully seizing several airfields. The German plan for the invasion of Belgium and the Netherlands in May 1940 called for the use of the 7th Fliegerdivision to aid in the advance through the capture of key bridges and the fortress of Eben Emael . The invasion of the Netherlands included the majority of the 7th Fliegerdivision in cooperation with
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399-481: Was a complete success with both the fort itself and 1,000+ enemy captured. The division took part in the Battle of Crete . The Allied forces on the island put up a stubborn defense and the troops of the 7th Fliegerdivision took heavy losses. With the aid of the follow-on reinforcements, and the capture of the airfield allowing resupply however, the Allies were forced to evacuate the island by 29 May. In September 1941,
420-743: Was formed at the outbreak of the First World War . It served on the Western Front , and was renamed the 4th Cavalry Division on 26 November 1916. In March 1918, the 4th Cavalry Division was disbanded; the British units remained in France and the Indian units were sent to Egypt to help form the 1st Mounted Division . The division sailed for France from Bombay on 16 October 1914 under the command of Major General Hew Fanshawe . The division
441-572: Was re-named the 4th Cavalry Division in November 1916. During the war, the division served in the trenches as infantry. A large number of early officer casualties affected the division's later performance. British officers who understood the language, customs and psychology of their men could not be quickly replaced and the alien environment of the Western Front affected the soldiers. The division served in France and Flanders, held in reserve for
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