German 1st Parachute Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/German_1st_Parachute_Division
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activePeriod 1938–1945
gptkbp:awarded Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (to several members)
gptkbp:branch Luftwaffe
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)
gptkb:Battle_of_Monte_Cassino
gptkb:Battle_of_Crete
gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Fallschirmjäger_units
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Stendal,_Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German 1st Parachute Division
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:1._Fallschirmjäger-Division
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Wilhelm_Süssmann
gptkb:Richard_Heidrich
gptkb:Bruno_Bräuer
gptkbp:notableFor defense of Monte Cassino
elite paratrooper operations
heavy casualties in Crete
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Operation_Mercury
gptkb:Operation_Avalanche
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:German_Armed_Forces_High_Command
gptkbp:size gptkb:division
gptkbp:type paratrooper division
gptkbp:warCrimeAllegation Civilians killed in Italy (e.g., Civitella massacre)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Rimini_(1944)
gptkb:Battle_of_Rimini
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6