Jump Into Hell: German Paratroopers in World War II

Kurowski, Franz

ISBN 10: 081170582X / ISBN 13: 9780811705820

Verlag: Stackpole Books, 2009

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Inhaltsangabe:

As a crucial part of the blitzkrieg that swept across Western Europe in the spring of 1940, German paratroopers made combat drops in Denmark and Norway and then won a brilliant victory in their assault on the Belgian fortress of Eben-Emael. Their most famous airborne operation came in Crete in 1941 when they captured the island but with such high casualties that Hitler would not allow another major drop. Also organized as motorized infantry for ground attacks, the paratroopers saw action at Monte Cassino in Italy, in Normandy, and on the Eastern Front.

First time in English

Action-adventure narrative about elite German airborne troops

Covers recruitment, organization, training, and combat on all fronts

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren:

Franz Kurowski served as a reporter in the German Army during World War II and later wrote over one hundred books.

Franz Kurowski served as a reporter in the German Army during World War II and later wrote over one hundred books.

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Titel: Jump Into Hell: German Paratroopers in World...
Verlag: Stackpole Books
Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Good