8th Parachute Division (Germany)

{{short description|German WWII airborne division}}

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{{Infobox military unit

| unit_name = 8th Parachute Division

| native_name = {{langx|de|8. Fallschirmjäger-Division}}

| image = 8. Fallschirm-Jäger-Division.png

| image_size = 200

| caption = Unit insignia

| dates = 1945

| country = {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

| branch = Luftwaffe

| type = {{Lang|de|Fallschirmjäger|italic=no}}

| size = Division

| notable_commanders = Walter Wadehn

| disbanded = 1945

}}

The 8th Parachute Division ({{langx|de|8. Fallschirmjäger-Division}}) was a division of the German military during the Second World War, active in 1945. It was {{Lang|de|fallschirmjäger|italic=no}} in title only and was trained and served as a regular infantry unit.

An 8th {{Lang|de|Fallschirmjäger|italic=no}} Division was originally ordered to be formed in September 1944, but this order was cancelled. The division was formed in January 1945, commanded by Walter Wadehn throughout its existence. It contained the 22nd, 24th and 32nd {{Lang|de|Fallschirmjäger|italic=no}} Regiments.Axis History Factbook

The division fought in the Netherlands and then withdrew through Germany, finally being trapped in the Ruhr pocket in April 1945 and destroyed.Mitcham