1st Parachute Army (Wehrmacht)

The 1st Parachute Army (German: 1. Fallschirm-Armee) was formed in September, 1944, comprising 30,000 men.

1st Parachute Army
German: 1. Fallschirm-Armee
General Kurt Student commanded the 1st Parachute Army during the Allied Operation Market Garden
ActiveSeptember 1944 – 5 May 1945
Disbanded5 May 1945
Country Nazi Germany
Branch Luftwaffe
Size30,000 in September, 1944
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Generaloberst Kurt Student
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