Schools of the Wehrmacht: Fallschirmschulen
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Fallschirmschule 1
Kommandeure:Hptm Otto Zierach, 1940 - ?
Formed 1936 in Stendal as Fallschirmschule I (later as Fallschirmschule 1).
In 1942 moved to Wittstock a. d. Dosse (there 12.42), and was renamed Fallschirmschule 2 in 1943.
Reformed 1943/44 in Dreux from Fallschirmschule 4.
20.8.44 redesignated Fallschirm-Jäger-Regiment Greve and was subordinated to Fallschirm-Jäger-Division Erdmann.
Fallschirmschule 2
Kommandeure:Obstlt von Grazy, 1.9.39 - 18.1.40
Maj Primus, 1.40 - 6.40
Maj Werner Schmidt, 17.6.40 - ?
Formed in Stendal. Moved to Braunschweig-Broitzen in 1942(?).
Apparently disbanded 1943.
Reformed 1943 at Wittstock a. d. Drosse, from Fallschirmschule 1.
Fallschirmschule 3
Kommandeure:Maj Gustav Vogel, 17.6.40 - ?
Maj Erich Schulz, 2.3.43 - ?
Obstlt Hoffmann, 1943 - 1944
Formed in Braunschweig-Broitzen (there 12.42).
In 1943 moved to Kraljewo (also known as Fallschirmschule Kraljewo).
Disbanded Summer 1944.
Fallschirmschule 4
Kommandeure:Obstlt Primus, 1942 - 1944
Formed 1942/43 in Dreux.
1943/44 redesignated Fallschirmschule 1.
Reformed in Freiburg. 1944 to Salzwedel, Luftgau III.
Fallschirm-Armee-Waffenschule 21
Formed 11.2.45 with 16 companies, but was cancelled on 7.3.45.By order of 28.3.45 redesignated Fallschirm-Armee-Waffenschule 210, but did not exist at that time.
Luftwaffen-Feld-Korps II
Ausbildungsleiter
10.04.1943 – 21.06.1943 – Oberst Robert Ritter von Doser
Erdkampf-Schule d. Luftwaffe
Taktik-Ausbilder
15.06.1943 – 01.03.1944 – Gen.Maj.z.V. Fritz von Buch
Schule d. 1. Fallschirm-Armee
Kdr.1.02.1945 – 31.05.1945 – Gen.Maj.z.V. Fritz von Buch
Source: http://www.ww2.dk/