Fallschirmjäger-Regiment Hübner

Fallschirmjäger Regiment Hübner
German propaganda leaflet stating that paratroopers (KG Hübner and KG Müller) are holding a bridgehead west of the Meuse (Maas) near Roermond. The Germans were driven off the westbank in November 1944.
ActiveWorld War II
August 1944 - March 1945
CountryNazi Germany
BranchLuftwaffe Ground Unit
TypeFallschirmjäger
EngagementsBattle for the Roer Triangle (Operation Blackcock)
Battle for the Rhineland
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Oberstleutnant Friedrich Hübner

Fallschirmjäger Regiment Hübner (or Kampfgruppe Hübner) was formed as a reserve unit in August 1944, attached to 7th Parachute Division in September 1944, and operated as an independent Battle Group from November 1944 until March 1945, when it was formally designated Fallschirmjäger Regiment (FJR) 24 and subordinated to the 8th Parachute Division.