Fallschirm-Jäger-Regiment 8

Kommandeure:

• Obstlt Ernst Liebach, Jan 1944 - Dec 1944
• Obstlt Gundolf Frhr Schenk zu Schweinsberg, 15 Dec 1944 - 17 Jan 1945
• Oberst Ernst Liebach, 17 Jan 1945 - Apr 1945

Formed Jan 1944 at Reims with new recruits.

The regiment was decimated in Normandy, and had to be rebuilt in Oldenzaal, Oct 1944

Organisation:

• 1944: I. 1-4, II. 5-8, III. 9-12, 13, 14, 15