The Fallschirmjäger-Brigade Ramcke as Fallschirmjäger-Brigade Afrika was formed in early 1942 for the planned invasion of Malta, when this was cancelled it was instead sent to Africa. On 18 January 1943 the brigade, now redesignated Luftwaffenwaffen-Jäger-Brigade 1, was disbanded. Some soldiers were used to form a nucleus of the forming 2. Fallschirmjäger-Division but most would remain in Tunisia until the end in May.

Commanders

Generalleutnant Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke (1 Apr 1942 - 18 Nov 1942)
Oberstleutnant Hans Kroh (18 Nov 1942 - 18 Jan 1943)

Order of battle

Stab
I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2 (Major Kroh) (Kampfgruppe Kroh)
I./Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3 (Major von der Heydte) (Kampfgruppe von der Heydte)
II./Fallschirmjäger-Battalion 5 (Major Hübner) (Kampfgruppe Hübner)
Fallschirmjäger-Lehr-Battalion/XI.Flieger-Korps (Major Burckhardt) (Kampfgruppe Burckhardt)
II./Fallschirm-Artillerie-Regiment 7 (Major Fenski)
Pionier-Kompanie (Dr. Cord Tietjen)
Panzerjäger-Kompanie (12x 3.7cm PaK 35/36)

Generalleutnant Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke in Africa
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Sources used

Roger James Bender & Richard D. Law - Uniforms, organization and history of the Afrika Korps
George F. Nazfiger - The Afrika Korps: An Organizational History 1941-1943
Georg Tessin - Verbände und Truppen der deutschen Wehrmacht 1933-1945
Gordon Williamson - Afrikakorps 1941-43

Reference material on this unit

Edgar Alcidi - Fallschirmjager Brigade Ramcke in North Africa, 1942-1943