Axis forces – Land, Airborne – Pocket Orbat Crete
Luftlande Sturmregiment
Headquarters Luftlande Sturmregiment – Generalmajor Eugen Meindl, then Col. Ramcke, Maj. Braun[11] Comd (C3,Vet,Lad)
1st Glider Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Battalion, 4th Battalion Rifle (S3,Vet,Lad)
Two glider companies were detached and seconded to 7th Flieger Division, below
7th Flieger Division
Box 057 Fallschirmjäger Division
HQ, 7th Flieger Division – Generalleutnant Wilhelm Süssmann – Comd (C3,Vet,Lad)
1st Fallschirmjäger Regiment Oberst Bruno Bräuer Rifle (S3,Vet,Lad) – Heraklion
2nd Fallschirmjäger Regiment Oberst Alfred Sturm, Maj, Schulz, Captain Paul[11] Rifle (S3,Vet,Lad) –Retimno
The 2nd Battalion of the 2nd FJ Regiment was used with the 1st FJ Regiment
3rd Fallschirmjäger Regiment Oberst Richard Heidrich, Lt. Heckel[12] Rifle (S3,Vet,Lad) – Hania
7th Engineer Battalion Engr (E1,Vet,HaLd)
7th Artillery Battalion 10.5cm or 7.5mm Mountain Arty (S3,Vet,MaLd)
7th Machine Gun Battalion
7th Anti-tank Battalion 7.5cm PaK (S3,Vet,MaLd)
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5th Gebirgs Division
Headquarters, 5th Gebirgs Division – Generalmajor Julius Ringel, Maj. Haidlen, Capt. Ferchl[12] Comd (C3,Vet,Lad)
85th Gebirgsjäger Regiment Oberst August Krakau Comd (C3,Vet,Lad) Rifle (S3,Vet,Lad)
100th Gebirgsjäger Regiment Oberst Willibald Utz Rifle (F3,Vet,Lad)
141st Gebirgsjäger Regiment Oberst Maximilian Jais Rifle (F3,Vet,Lad)
95th Artillery Battalion 10.5cm Mtn Arty (S3,Vet,MaLd)
95th Anti-tank Battalion 7.5cm PaK (S3,Vet,MaLd)
95th Reconnaissance Battalion Recce (R1,Vet,Lad)
95th Engineer Battalion Engineer (E1,Vet,HaLd)
95th Signal Battalion Signals (C3,Vet,Lad)
