2nd Fallschirmjäger Division

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1943-1945
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Iron_Cross
gptkb:Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross
gptkb:Wound_Badge
Close Combat Clasp
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Monte_Cassino
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkbp:combat_experience gptkb:Italy
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Western_Europe
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagement defense against Allied forces
gptkbp:equipment paratrooper gear
gptkbp:formed 1943
1945
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Bonn
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_significance elite airborne unit
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2nd Fallschirmjäger Division
gptkbp:insignia paratrooper badge
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern airborne tactics
gptkbp:motto “ We will not surrender”
gptkbp:nickname The Green Devils
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Generalmajor_Richard_Heidrich
gptkbp:operational_history multiple campaigns
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:post_war_career disbanded after the war
gptkbp:reputation highly trained soldiers
gptkbp:role airborne infantry
gptkbp:size approximately 10,000 personnel
gptkbp:strategic_importance rapid deployment
gptkbp:subordinate_units Fallschirmjäger Regiments 2 and 3
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Fallschirmjäger_Brigade_2
gptkbp:symbol paratrooper wings
gptkbp:theater gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:training parachute training
survival skills
navigation skills
close-quarters combat
infantry tactics
gptkbp:type gptkb:Fallschirmjäger_division
gptkbp:uniform Fallschirmjäger uniform
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Friedrich_von_der_Heydte
gptkb:General_Karl_von_der_Heydte
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5