German 2nd Parachute Division

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:German_1st_Parachute_Division
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Generalmajor_Hermann-Bernhard_Ramcke
gptkbp:country gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Battle_of_Crete
gptkb:Battle_of_Arnhem
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:automobile
parachutes
small arms
gptkbp:formed 1943
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Bordeaux
gptkbp:historical_significance German military strategy
paratrooper tactics
Nazi Germany's military history
defensive battles in WWII
elite airborne operations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German 2nd Parachute Division
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:legacy tactics studied by military historians
influence on modern airborne forces
inspiration for future paratrooper units
part of German military heritage
symbol of airborne warfare
gptkbp:motto nan
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Ramcke_Division
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Siege_of_Stalingrad
gptkb:Battle_of_Monte_Cassino
gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Seine
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Rhine
gptkb:Battle_of_Tunis
gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:recruitment volunteer soldiers
gptkbp:size approximately 10,000 soldiers
gptkbp:successor gptkb:none
gptkbp:training parachute training
specialized skills
combat training
infantry tactics
gptkbp:type gptkb:airborne_division