Events for Friday 1st October 2021

Only £14.99

Fallschirmjager incorporated into Luftwaffe

1st October 1935

Fallschirmjager are German paratroopers. During World War II they were the first to be committed in large-scale airborne operations. They came to be known as the "Green Devils" by the Allied forces they fought against.

Further Reading

Fallschirmjager: Elite German Paratroops in World War II
(Paperback - 144 pages)
by Jon Sutherland

The photos in this book are taken from an unpublished album belonged to a member of the elite German Paratroopers. First Sgt Wilhelm Plieschen served with Fallschirmjager Machine Gun Battalion 7. They suffered very heavy losses in the invasion of Crete and then saw bloody conflict as "Hitler s Fire-fighters"… Read more...

Only £14.99 at Pen & Sword Books.