German Airborne Divisions

Blitzkrieg 1940–41

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German Airborne Divisions

Blitzkrieg 1940–41

Description

The German Army of World War II was the first to fully realise the benefits of using airborne troops alongside armoured formations.

German Airborne Divisions became an integral part of the blitzkrieg operations that overran much of Western Europe during 1940 and 1941, from the historic raid on the Belgian fortress of Eben-Emael to the pyrrhic victory over British and Commonwealth forces on the island of Crete.

This title looks at the creation, evolution, and early operational deployment of the German airborne forces ('Fallschirmtruppe'), through highly detailed orders of battle, TOEs and examinations of crucial aspects such as doctrine, training, command and control, and the concept of vertical envelopment.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Combat mission
Doctrine and training
Unit organization
Tactics
Command, control, communications and intelligence (C3I)
Weapons and equipment
Lessons learned
Chronology
Bibliography
Glossary
Index

Product details

Published 20 Feb 2013
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781472802538
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 77 b/w; 17 col
Series Battle Orders
Short code BTO 4
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Bruce Quarrie

Bruce Quarrie graduated with honours from Cambridg…

Contributor

Pier Paolo Battistelli

Pier Paolo Battistelli earned his PhD in military…

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