3rd German Airborne Division
3. Fallschirmjäger-Division
Battle order – June 1st 1944 – Battle of Normandy
Commanders during the battle of Normandy:
– Generalleutnant Dipl.Ing. Richard Schimpf (June 1st, 1944 – August 20th, 1944)
– General Eugen Meindl (August 20th, 1944 – August 22nd, 1944)
– Generalmajor Walter Wadehn (August 22nd, – January 5th, 1945)
Command post (CP): Saint-Lô
Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 5
Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 8
Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 9
Fallschirm-Artillerie-Regiment 3
Fallschirm-Panzerjäger-Abteilung 3
Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 3
Fallschirm-Granatwerfer-Bataillon 3
Fallschirm-Flak-Abteilung 3
Luftnachrichten-Abteilung der Fallschirm-Jäger-Division 3
Fallschirm-Feld-Ersatz-Abteilung 3
Fallschirm-Sanitäts-Abteilung 3
