1. Fallschirm-Armee (Fs.AOK 1)

Oberbefehlshaber:

• GenOb Kurt Student, 1 Mar 1944 - 4 Nov 1944
• GenOb Alfred Schlemm, 4 Nov 1944 - 28 Mar 1945
• GenOb Günther Blumentritt (Heer), 28 Mar 1945 - 10 Apr 1945
• GenOb Kurt Student, 10 Apr 1945 - 28 Apr 1945
• GenOb Erich Straube (Heer), 28 Apr 1945 - 8 May 1945

Ständiger Vertreter:

• GenLt Walter Lackner, 1 Mar 1944 - 15 Nov 1944

Chef des Stabes:

• GenLt Dipl.Ing. Wolfgang Erdmann 1 May 1944 - 20 Aug 1944
• Oberst Reinhard, 20 Aug 1944 - Nov 1944
• Oberst Ernst Kusserow, Nov 1944 - 8 May 1945

Formed 5 Nov 1943 to 1 Apr 1944 in Nancy from XI. Fliegerkorps. First used as a training command, attached to Heeresgruppe D in France. When the allies landed in France, in June 1944, the unit came under the direct control of OKW (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht), while continuing its training duties. Went into combat the first time on the 4th September 1944, at the Lower Rhein, now attached to Heeresgruppe B. From December 1944 under Heeresgrupp eH and from April 1945 directly under Oberbefehlshaber Nordwest. During November 1944 the unit was known as Armeegruppe Student (with 15th Army attached). The Army saw combat at:

17 Sep 1944 - 26 Sep 1944	Arnhem and Nijmegen
27 Sep 1944 - 7 Feb 1945	Maas and Waal
7 Feb 1945 - 13 Feb 1945	Reichswald
14 Feb 1945 - 10 Mar 1945	Rheine and Xanten
10 Mar 1945 - 22 Mar 1945	Rheine
23 Mar 1945 - 8 May 1945	Ems and Weser

HQ at Nancy (Jul 1944), Eindhoven (Sep 1944), Dinxperlo (Oct 1944 - Dec 1944) and the Dorsten area (Mar 1945).

The following units were attached directly to the Army (Armeetruppe):

• Hoherer Artilleriekommandeur der Fallschirm-Armee 1
• Fallschirm-Jäger-Lehr-Regiment 21
• Fallschirm-Panzer-Regiment 1
• Fallschirm-Radfahrer-Bataillon 1
• Fallschirm-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 21
• schwere Werfer-Abteilung der Fallschirm-Armee 1
• Fallschirm-Pioneer-Regiment 1
• Fallschirms-Armee-Nachrichten-Regiment 1
• Fallschirm-Nachschub-Abteilung 21
• Transport-Abteilung der Fallschirm-Armee 1
• Kranken-Transport-Abteilung der Fallschirm-Armee 1
• Fallschirm-Armee-Waffenschule 21
• Sturm-Bataillon der Fallschirm-Armee
• Feldersatz-Regiment der Fallschirm-Armee
• Genesenden-Bataillon der Fallschirm-Armee 1

The Army controlled the following units:

Date:	Corps:	Divisions:
16 Sep 1944	LXXXVIII. AK	353. ID, 176. ID, 6. FJD, 84. ID, 89. ID, 85. ID, 179. ID
13 Oct 1944	LXXXVI. AK II. FsAK II. SS XII. SS Reserve	176. ID, 180. ID, Panzer-Brigade 107 (Walter) 190. ID, 84. ID, 406. ID 10. SS Div., 9. SS Div., 9. Pz.Div. 363. ID 526. ID
5 Nov 1944	II. FsAK II. SS 15th Army	190. ID, 84. ID 10. SS Div., 363. ID *
26 Nov 1944	LXXXVI. AK II. FsAK Reserve	606. Div, 180. ID, 7. FJD 190. ID, 84. ID 85. ID, LXVII.AK, 363. ID
31 Dec 1944	II. FsAK LXXXVI. AK Reserve	606. Div 190. ID, 180. ID, 84. ID 7. FJD, and Korps Feldt
19 Feb 1945	II. FsAK LXXXVI. AK XXXXVII. AK Reserve	8. FJD, 190. ID 180. ID, 7. FJD, 15. ID 84. ID, 116. PD, 6. FJD Korps Feldt, LXIII. AK, Panzer Lehr Div.
1 Mar 1945	LXIII. AK LXXXVI. AK II. FsAK XXXXVII. AK Reserve	406. ID 190. ID 7. FJD,8. FJD 84. ID, 116. PD, 6. FJD Korps Feldt, 15. ID, 180. ID, Panzer Brigade 106
12 Apr 1945	LXXXVI. AK II. FsAK	15. ID, 325. ID, 471. ID, Pz. Vb. Großdeutschland 245. ID, 7. FJD,8. FJD

* the 15th Army consisted of the following units on 5 Nov 1944:

LXXXVIII. AK: 59. ID, 712. ID, 256. ID
LXVII. AK: 711. ID, 719. ID, 245. ID, 346. ID, 85. ID
Reserve: 70. ID, 226. ID

Replacement troops were provided by Fallschirm-Jäger-Ersatz-Bataillon 3.