▁in ▁May . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁the ▁division ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Italy ▁where ▁it ▁remained ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁surrender ed ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁J äger ▁Div isions ▁was ▁to ▁fight ▁in ▁ad verse ▁terrain ▁where ▁smaller , ▁coordin ated ▁form ations ▁were ▁more ▁fa cile ly ▁combat ▁capable ▁than ▁the ▁br ute ▁force ▁offered ▁by ▁the ▁standard ▁inf antry ▁divisions . ▁The ▁J äger ▁divisions ▁were ▁more ▁heavily ▁equ ipped ▁than ▁their ▁' mount ain ' ▁counter parts , ▁but ▁not ▁as ▁well ▁armed ▁as ▁a ▁larger ▁inf antry ▁division . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁they ▁were ▁the ▁interface ▁divisions ▁fighting ▁in ▁rough ▁terrain ▁and ▁fo oth ills ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁urban ▁areas , ▁between ▁the ▁mountains ▁and ▁the ▁pla ins . ▁The ▁J ä gers ▁( mean ing ▁hun ters ▁in ▁German ) ▁re lied ▁on ▁a ▁high ▁degree ▁of ▁training ▁and ▁slightly ▁superior ▁communic ations , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁their ▁not ▁incons ider able ▁art illery ▁support . ▁In ▁the ▁middle ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁as ▁the ▁standard ▁inf antry ▁divisions ▁were ▁down s ized , ▁the ▁J äger ▁structure ▁of ▁divisions ▁with ▁two ▁inf antry ▁reg iments , ▁became ▁the ▁standard ▁table ▁of ▁organization . ▁ ▁Adolf ▁Hitler ▁declared ▁that ▁all ▁inf antry ▁divisions ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁Gren ad ier ▁Div isions ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁except ▁for ▁his ▁el ite