Fallschirm-Jäger-Regiment 6

Kommandeure:

• Maj Egon Liebach, Mar 1943 - ?
• Obstlt Wolfgang Meder-Eggebert, ? - 12 Sep 1943
• Obstlt Harald Mors, Sep 1943 - Dec 1943
• Obstlt Dr. Friedrich August Frhr von der Heydte, Jan 1944 - Sep 1944
• Oberst Fritz Hencke, Oct 1944 - Mar 1945

Formed in February 1943 in the Vannes/Bretagne area with:

Stab/FJR.6 new
I./FJR.6 from Luftwaffe-Feld-Bataillon 100
II./FJR.6 from IV./Luftlande-Sturm-Regiment 1
III./FJR.6 new

When the division left Italy for Russia, II./FJR.6 remained behind and became I./FJR.11. The rest of the regiment was disbanded, I./FJR.6 becoming I./FJR.7, while the remainder of the regiment was divided betweenFJR.2 and FJR.7.

The Regiment was reformed in Köln-Wahn in January 1944.

In April 1944 the regiment moved to Normandy (Lessay-Mont Castre-Carentan area), attached to the 91st Luftlande-Division, under LXXXIV. AK / AOK.7. Briefly attached to the 2. Fallschirm-Jäger-Division before 6 Jun 1944.

Operated independently for the remainder of the war:

• Jun 1944, Normandy
• Sep 1944, Arnhem, under Fs.AOK.1 together with Division Erdmann and Kampfgrupp eScheel.
• 1944/45, Aachen and Hürtgenwald

Organisation:

• 1943: 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.)