In this video Dr. Magnus Pahl from the MHM Dresden and I talk about the military effectiveness and operations of the Fallschirmjäger (German Paratroopers) in World War 2, often also called the "Green Devils" / "Grüne Teufel".
Disclaimer: I was invited by Militärhistorische Museum der Bundeswehr Dresden in 2019 & 2021. http://www.mhmbw.de/
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Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I539038015 / Haas / CCBYSA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
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A German prisoner captured by the 16th Infantry Regiment, near Weywertz. Belgium, National Archives Identifier (NAID) 531359, Public Domain
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Pahl, Magnus: Monte Cassino 1944: Der Kampf um Rom und seine Inszenierung. Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh: Paderborn, Germany, 2021.
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