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A select group of Fallschirmjäger were chosen, composed of four trucks full of German paratroopers from the III Battalion of Luftlande-Sturm-Regiment 1 commanded by Oberleutnant Horst Trebes. On 2 June 1941, the paratroopers arrived at the village of Kondomari and rounded up the male villagers and chose their victims.
The Paratrooper Battalion 263 (Fallschirmjägerbataillon 263) was one of the three combat battalions of the German Army's Airborne Brigade 26, which is a part of the Special Operations Division. Paratrooper Battalion 263 was fully airmobile and could act both as air assault infantry or could be dropped by parachute into the area of operations.
The course was taught at the German paratrooper school in Altenstadt, Upper Bavaria, now only at the German infantry school in Hammelburg. It is still a requirement for officers of combat troops, while for non-combat troops it has been replaced by a dedicated survival course (German: Lehrgang infanteristischer Kompetenzerhalt).
In 1971, the battalion was renamed as the 2nd Paratrooper Battalion (German: Fallschirmjägerbataillon 2) and then on 8 November 1972, it was renamed as the 40th Paratrooper Battalion, under the direct command of the Kommando Landstreitkräfte, based in Potsdam. [6] In 1973, an airborne company was expanded at Cottbus. [3]
The German Army is commanded by the Inspector of the Army (Inspekteur des Heeres) based at the Army Command (Kommando Heer) in Strausberg near Berlin. The training centers are supervised by the Army Training Command in Leipzig. The Army's combat formations comprise two Panzer (armoured) divisions and the lighter Rapid Forces Division. There are ...
On October 3, 1990, the regiment was taken over by the West German Bundeswehr. [2] On March 31, 1991, it was disbanded by the German Federal Armed Forces Command East. The Luftsturmregiment 40 never saw combat or deployment outside East Germany, except for Warsaw Pact training exercises. The events leading up to the Fall of the Wall saw the ...
Paratroopers of the German Fallschirmjägerregiment 26 at the Baumholder Urban Combat Training Ground, 2017. Army. Rapid Forces Division (Division Schnelle Kräfte) [246] Luftlandebrigade 1 1st Airborne Brigade "Saarland" [247] Headquarters and Signals Company (Stabs- und Fernmeldekompanie) [248] Fallschirmjägerregiment 26 [249]
The Paratrooper Battalion 261 (Fallschirmjägerbataillon 261) was one of the three combat battalions of the German Army's Airborne Brigade 26, which was a part of the Special Operations Division. Paratrooper [ 1 ] Battalion 261 was fully airmobile and could act both as air assault infantry or be dropped by parachute into the area of operations.