German 3rd Parachute Division

German 3rd Parachute Division

German 3rd Parachute Division


Date City Region Country
June 13, 1944 Vidouville Manche France
June 20, 1944 Saint-Jean-des-Baisants Manche France
June 22, 1944 Le Perron Manche France
July 22, 1944 Saint-Amand Manche France
July 24, 1944 Précorbin Manche France
July 26, 1944 Rouxeville Manche France
July 27, 1944 Saint-Amand-Villages Manche France
July 30, 1944 Torigny-les-Villes Manche France
Aug. 1, 1944 Souleuvre-en-Bocage Calvados France
Aug. 2, 1944 Souleuvre-en-Bocage Calvados France
Aug. 3, 1944 Vire Normandie Calvados France
Aug. 4, 1944 Vire Normandie Calvados France
Aug. 6, 1944 Valdallière Calvados France
Aug. 9, 1944 Tinchebray Manche France
Aug. 13, 1944 Saint-Quentin-les-Chardonnets Orne France
Aug. 16, 1944 Montsecret-Clairefougère Orne France
Aug. 17, 1944 Athis-Val-de-Rouvre Orne France
Aug. 18, 1944 Ménil-Hermei Orne France
Oct. 31, 1944 Groesbeek Gelderland Netherlands
Nov. 5, 1944 Huissen Gelderland Netherlands
Nov. 9, 1944 Nieuw-Dijk Gelderland Netherlands
Dec. 12, 1944 Bedburg-Hau North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Dec. 14, 1944 Düren North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Dec. 20, 1944 Hellenthal North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Dec. 21, 1944 Sankt Vith Liège Belgium
Jan. 18, 1945 Meyerode Liège Belgium
Jan. 29, 1945 Manderfeld Liège Belgium
Feb. 3, 1945 Gerolstein Rhineland-Palatinate Germany
Feb. 16, 1945 Heimbach North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Feb. 24, 1945 Euskirchen North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
March 4, 1945 Mechernich North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
March 8, 1945 Sinzig Rhineland-Palatinate Germany
March 11, 1945 Linz am Rhein Rhineland-Palatinate Germany
March 21, 1945 Linz am Rhein Rhineland-Palatinate Germany
March 25, 1945 Asbach Rhineland-Palatinate Germany
March 26, 1945 Kirchen (Sieg) Rhineland-Palatinate Germany
April 11, 1945 Rösrath North Rhine-Westphalia Germany

Commanding General:

Sept. 13, 1943: Brig. Gen. Walther Barenthin
Feb. 17, 1944: Maj. Gen. Richard Schimpf
Aug. 20, 1944: Lt. Gen. Eugen Meindl
Aug. 22, 1944: Brig. Gen. Walter Wadehn
Jan. 6, 1945: Maj. Gen. Richard Schimpf
March 1, 1945: Col. Helmut von Hoffmann
March 8, 1945: Col. Karl-Heinz Becker

Total Units: 362
Total Locations: 6922
Total Commanders: 1863