Fallschirmjäger: German Paratroopers - 1937-1941

As elite troops, the German Fallschirmjäger (paratroopers) were regularly engaged in front line combat during the Second World War. Their famed actions such as the fighting in Scandinavia, the taking of the Belgian fortress Eden-Emal in May 1940, and the Battle of Crete just a year later, have given them the reputation of being determined, courageous and loyal soldiers.

This book covers the early years of the Fallschirmtruppen (paratroop units) before the beginning of the war, until the height of their successes in 1941 in the Battle of Crete, after which the Fallschirmjäger were more often deployed in a more 'traditional' way, even though high-risk actions (such as at Monte Cassino, the Gran Sasso Raid) allowed them to reconnect once more with their glorious past.

---

Some books that may interest you

In the Trenches By: Rachel Bilton	Fighter Command's Air War 1941 By: Norman Franks	The Airbus A380: A History By: Graham Simons
RAF College, Cranwell: A Centenary Celebration By: Roger Annett Foreword by: Sir Sandy Wilson KCB	Alexander the Great versus Julius Caesar By: Dr Simon Elliott	Hindenburg, Ludendorff and Hitler By: Alexander Clifford
Normandy '44 By: James Holland	Silent Hunters By: Theodore P Savas	The World Remade By: G J Meyer