Fallschirm-Jäger-Regiment 1

Kommandeure:

• Oberst Bruno Bräuer, 1 Jun 1939 - 1940
• Maj Erich Walther (acting), 1940 - 1940
• GenMaj Bruno Bräuer, 1940 - 5 Sep 1942
• Oberst Karl-Lothar Schulz, 5 Sep 1942 - 14 Nov 1943
• Maj Wolf Werner Graf von der Schulenburg (acting), 15 Nov 1943 - Jan 1944
• Maj Kurt Gröschke (acting), 22 Jan 1944 - 11 Feb 1944
• Oberst Karl-Lothar Schulz, 12 Feb 1944 - 17 Nov 1944
• Obstlt Rudolf Rennecke, Nov 1944 - May 1945
• Obstlt Muller (Heer), 1945

I./FJR.1 was formed at Stendal 1 Apr 1938, from the IV./Regiment General Göring (Landespolizei).

II./FJR.1 was formed 1 Jan 1939 from the the Fallschirm-Bataillon des Heeres in Braunschweig, together with an all new III./FJR.1 in Gardelegen.

The regiment did not receive a Stab until 1 Jun 1939, when a Stab was formed in Stendal.

The Regiment began the war with 3 Battalions, each with 4 companies.

In March 1944 a new III/FJR.1 had to be formed, as the old III./FJR.1 was used to create the 3. Fallschirm-Jäger-Division.

Organisation:

• 1939: I. 1-4, II. 5-8, III. 9-12
• 1940: I. 1-4, II. 5-8, III. 9-12, 13, 14
• 1944: I. 1-4, II. 5-8, III. 9-12, 13, 14, 15 (Pi.)

Saw action independently under 7. Flieger-Division, but from May 43 was part of the 1. Fallschirm-Jäger-Division:

• Poland, 14.9 to 24 Sep 1939
• Denmark (Falster, Aalborg), 9 Apr 1940
• Norway (Stavanger-Sola, Oslo-Fornebu, Dombas), Sep 194 to 14 Apr 1940
• Norway (Narvik), 26.5 to 9 Jun 1940
• Holland (Leyden, Rotterdam, Moerdijk), 10 May 1940
• Crete (Heraklion), 20.5 to 2 Jun 1941
• Russia (Leningrad, Volkhov, Rshev, Orel), late September 1941 to early 1943