9. Fallschirm-Jäger-Division - Parachute Division

Kommandeure:

• GenLt Gustav Wilke, 24 Sep 1944 - 2 Mar 1945
• Gen.d.FsTr. Bruno Bräuer, 2 Mar 1945 - 18 Apr 1945
• Oberst Harry Herrmann, 19 Apr 1945 - 2 May 1945

Ia:

• Maj Heinrich Engel, 1 Feb 1945 - ?

The division was ordered formed on 24 Sep 1944, but formation was cancelled on 25 Oct 1944. The newly formed Fallschirm-Luftnachrichten-Abteilung was transferred to the army (85th Infanterie-Division) on 2 Jan 1945.

The division was reformed Dec 1944 to Feb 1945 in the Stettin area, from various regular and ad-hoc units and consisted of the following units:

• Fallschirm-Jäger-Regiment 25
• Fallschirm-Jäger-Regiment 26
• Fallschirm-Jäger-Regiment 27
• Fallschirm-Panzer-Jäger(Zerstorer)-Abteilung 9
• Fallschirm-Artillerie-Regiment 9
• Fallschirm-Flak-Abteilung 9
• Fallschirm-Pionier-Bataillon 9
• Fallschirm-Luftnachrichten-Abteilung 9
• Fallschirm-Feldersatz-Bataillon 9
• Kommandeur der Fallschirm-Jäger-Division Nachschubtruppen 9

In late Feb 1945 II./FJR.25 and III./FJR.26 were flown into Festung Breslau and left the division. The division saw combat in the Stargard-Dramburg area, and was refreshed in the Prenzlau area (Mar 1945). Was to have absorbed elements of the 2. Fallschirm-Jäger-Division by 23 Mar 1945, but this was apparently cancelled. On 8 Apr 1945 still had 11600 men in the Berlin area. Surrendered to the Russians May 1945.

The division had served under the following headquarters:

Feb 1945	stellv. II. AK / AOK.11	Stargard
Mar 1945	stellv. II. AK / PzAOK.3	Stettin, Prenzlau
Apr 1945	XI. SS / AOK.9	Bridgehead Kustrin
May 1945	LVI. AK	Zechlin, Gusow, Berlin area

Replacement troops were provided by Fallschirm-Jäger-Ersatz-Bataillon 4.