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and so the British Government needed a solution to bolster the defence of airfields against airborne troops

Desperate to shore up the front seven regiments were formed of non-flying personnel taken from the German air force

They were used for recce work and general liaison duties

Fallschirmjäger Support Group (HQ, Mortar & MMG) Action Timer De helden van Andor hebbenSuffering heavy casualties in the assault on Crete during Operation Mercury, Adolf Hitler forbade German airborne troops from further airdrops. The Fallschirmjager instead acted as elite infantry serving in all theatres in which Germany fought. Supported by two weapons with a high rate of fire the deadly MG42 general purpose machine gun and the Granatwerfer 34 8cm medium mortar they were respected by the Allies for their fighting ability and