The 7th Parachute 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. 23Mitcham, 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 29 October 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
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