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Fallschirmager casualties
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 4:30 pm
by mlvrstdt
Hi. Old to the site, but haven't been here in years. Used to be known as Fritzderkat. I have questions about the Fallschirmager. What was their strength at the start of the war and again at the finish? What were their casualties, dead and wounded? What percentage of the Wehrmacht's total casualties was theirs? Thanks for your attention.
Re: Fallschirmager casualties
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 8:12 am
by ljadw
4000 men were lost at Crete,there were also losses in Norway, the Netherlands and the mainland of Greece .
Re: Fallschirmager casualties
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 8:36 am
by mlvrstdt
And a few on the Boot and in Normandy, no doubt. Thanks.
Re: Fallschirmager casualties
Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2018 12:23 am
by ljadw
They did not fight as FJ in Normandy but as infantry .
Re: Fallschirmager casualties
Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 2:36 am
by Simon H
Not a straight forward question if you are talking about percentage of jump trained FJ as opposed to those taken into their ranks later an only ever served as ground troops.