20. Fallschirm-Jäger-Division - Parachute Division

Kommandeure:

• GenMaj Walter Barenthin, 1 Apr 1945 - 9 May 1945

Ia:

• Maj Steuer, Apr 1945 - 1945
• Obstlt Gerhart Schirmer, Apr 1945 - May 1945

Formed 20 Mar 1945 at Assen in northern Holland, as a Field-Training Division. By order of 5 Apr 1945 was to consist of the following units:

• Fallschirm-Jäger-Regiment 58
• Fallschirm-Jäger-Regiment 59
• Fallschirm-Jäger-Regiment 60
• Fallschirm-Artillerie-Abteilung 20
• Fallschirm-Panzer-Jäger-Abteilung 20
• Fallschirm-Flak-Abteilung 20
• Fallschirm-Granatwerfer-Bataillon 20
• Fallschirm-Pionier-Regiment 20
• Fallschirm-Kraftfahr-Abteilung 20
• Fallschirm-Sanitäts-Abteilung 20

Formation was not completed as planned, instead of Assen, most units went to Oldenburg. Formed from parts of the Fallschirm-Jäger-Ausbildungs- und Ersatz-Division.

No part of the division is included in the Feldpostübersicht, so only few details are known.