7th Parachute Division (Germany)

{{short description|German WWII airborne division}}

{{Infobox military unit

| unit_name = 7th Parachute Division

| native_name = {{langx|de|7. Fallschirmjäger-Division}}

| image = Logo 7. Fallschirm-Jäger-Division.JPG

| caption = Unit insignia

| dates = 1944–45

| country = {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

| branch = Luftwaffe

| type = Fallschirmjäger

| role = Airborne forces

| size = Division

| command_structure =

| notable_commanders = Wolfgang Erdmann

| nickname =

| equipment =

| battles = {{Tree list}}

• World War II
• Western Front
• Operation Veritable
• Razing of Friesoythe

{{tree list/end}}

| disbanded = 1945

}}

The 7th Parachute Division ({{langx|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. Kershaw, p 23 Mitcham, p 294 It fought in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands during Operation Market-Garden in September,Axis History Factbook (Erdmann)KershawMitcham, p 294 and on October 29th was redesignated as the 7. Fallschirmjäger-Division.Mitcham, p 294 It contained the 19th, 20th and 21st Fallschirmjäger Regiments and other divisional support units. Axis History Factbook (7. Division)Mitcham, pp 293-294

The division fought on the Western Front for the remainder of the war, surrendering at Oldenburg with the end of hostilities.Axis History FactbookMitcham, p 294