5th Parachute Division (Germany)

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5th Parachute Division
German: 5. Fallschirmjäger-Division
Unit insignia
Active	1944–45
Country	Germany
Branch	Luftwaffe
Type	Fallschirmjäger
Role	Airborne forces
Size	Division
Engagements	World War II Western Front (World War II) Operation Overlord Battle of the Bulge Western Allied invasion of Germany Ruhr Pocket
Commanders
Notable commanders	Gustav Wilke Sebastian-Ludwig Heilmann

The 5th Parachute Division (German: 5. Fallschirmjäger-Division) was a Fallschirmjäger (paratroop) division in the German air force (Luftwaffe) during the Second World War, active from 1944 to 1945.