| Unit Name: | 7th Parachute Division |
| Native Name: | de|7. Fallschirmjäger-Division |
| Dates: | 1944–45 |
| Branch: | Luftwaffe |
| Type: | Fallschirmjäger |
| Role: | Airborne forces |
| Size: | Division |
| Notable Commanders: | Wolfgang Erdmann |
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| Disbanded: | 1945 |
The 7th Parachute Division (de|7. Fallschirmjäger-Division) was a fallschirmjäger (airborne) division of the German military during the Second World War, active from 1944 to 1945.
The division was first formed as Fallschirmjäger-Division Erdmann in early September, 1944 from a collection of training units and remnants of other formations, and named after its commander Wolfgang Erdmann. [1] [2] It fought in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands during Operation Market-Garden in September,[3] [4] [5] and on October 29th was redesignated as the 7. Fallschirmjäger-Division.[6] It contained the 19th, 20th and 21st Fallschirmjäger Regiments and other divisional support units. [7] [8]
The division fought on the Western Front for the remainder of the war, surrendering at Oldenburg with the end of hostilities.[9] [10]