1st Parachute Division (Germany)

1st Parachute Division
7th Air Division
German: 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division
7. Flieger-Division
Unit insignia
Active7th Air Div.: 1938–43
1st Parachute Div.: 1943–45
Country Nazi Germany
Branch Luftwaffe
TypeFallschirmjäger
RoleAirborne forces
SizeDivision
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Karl-Lothar Schulz
Kurt Student

The 1st Parachute Division (German: 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division) was an elite German military parachute-landing division that fought during World War II. A division of paratroopers was termed a Fallschirmjäger Division. For reasons of secrecy, it was originally raised as the 7th Air Division (German: 7. Flieger-Division), before being renamed and reorganized as the 1st Parachute Division in 1943.