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The Fallschirmjäger were the paratrooper branch of the German Luftwaffe before and during World War II.
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They were equipped with lightweight gliders
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, and were perceived as the elite infantry units of the German Wehrmacht.
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They were also issued the FG 42, a selective-fire 7.92×57mm Mauser automatic rifle.
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The Fallschirmjäger (German: [ˈfalʃɪʁmˌjɛːɡə] (listen)) were the paratrooper branch of the German Luftwaffe before and during World War II. They were the first German paratroopers to be committed in large-scale airborne operations. Throughout World War II, the commander of the branch was Kurt Student.
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. It was a lightweight glider made of tubing and fabric and had an excellent glide ration. Later models incorporated a braking chute and some models even had retro rockets in the nose. The wheels could be dropped in flight and landing made on a ventral central skid.
Weapons and Equipment of the Fallschirmjäger - Feldgrau
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Established in 1938 by General Kurt Student, the paratrooper force, or Fallschirmjager, initially struggled to find an identity. The possibility of troops entering battle from the skies was a concept…
Fallschirmjagers: The German Paratrooper Corps
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Fallschirmjäger ( Fallschirmjager or Fallschirmjaeger in English) is the German word for paratroopers . They played an important role during World War II , when, together with the Gebirgsjäger they were perceived as the elite infantry units of the German Wehrmacht
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Die Fallschirmjägertruppe ist eine Truppengattung im Heer der Bundeswehr. Die deutsche Fallschirmjägertruppe zählt zu den Kampftruppen des Heeres und bildet mit der Jäger- und der Gebirgsjägertruppe die Infanterie. Die Fallschirmjägertruppe …
Fallschirmjägertruppe (Bundeswehr) – Wikipedia
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