The Fallschirmjäger made the first airborne infantry assault in history, seizing the Belgian fortress of Eben-Emael in 1940 with just 78 paratroopers. Their costliest operation came a year later at Crete — losses were so severe that Hitler banned any further major German airborne operations for the rest of WWII.
Soft, heavyweight ring-spun cotton with double-stitched seams.
The Fallschirmjäger made the first airborne infantry assault in history, seizing the Belgian fortress of Eben-Emael in 1940 with just 78 paratroopers. Their costliest operation came a year later at Crete — losses were so severe that Hitler banned any further major German airborne operations for the rest of WWII.
Soft, heavyweight ring-spun cotton with double-stitched seams.
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