1st Parachute Division (Germany)

1st Parachute Division 7th Air Division
German: 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division 7. Flieger-Division
Unit insignia
Active	7th Air Div.: 1938–43 1st Parachute Div.: 1943–45
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Luftwaffe
Type	Fallschirmjäger
Role	Airborne forces
Size	Division
Engagements	World War II
Commanders
Notable commanders	Karl-Lothar Schulz Kurt Student

The 1st Parachute Division (German: 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division) was an elite German military parachute-landing division that fought during World War II. A division of paratroopers was termed a Fallschirmjäger Division. For reasons of secrecy, it was originally raised as the 7th Air Division or (German: 7. Flieger-Division), before being renamed and reorganized as the 1st Parachute Division in 1943.