Fallschirmtruppe in Narvik 1940.

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Fallschirmtruppe in Narvik 1940.

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Hello to all :D; a little story..............................

Fallschirmtruppe in Narvik 1940.

After the recapture of Narvik by the Allies, General Dietl's troops retreated due east and occupied defensive positions there. The German High Command trying to regain the initiative set up a new operation to reinforce the mountain hunters by paratroops. Volunteer soldiers of the 1. and 2./GJR 137 took an accelerated course of eight jumps because the paratroopers (fallschirmjägers) were engaged in the Netherlands. At the same time recruits formed a new 1./FJR 1 in Stendal and were moved to Norway where they joined the veterans of the old 1./FJR 1, these troops were the first group to jump on Narvik. On May 19, 1940 the remains of the I. / FJR 1 returned to Stendal from Holland and were shifted to Norway on May 24, 1940.

Throughout the period the paratroopers were launched in Björnfell, east of Narvik according to the following schedule:

May 14, 1940 parts of the 1./Fsch.Jg.Reg.1
May 16, 1940 parts of the 1./Fsch.Jg.Reg.1
May 18, 1940 rest of the 1./Fsch.Jg.Reg.1
May 23, 1940 2./Geb.Jg.Reg. 137
May 25, 1940 1./Geb.Jg.Reg. 137
May 26, 1940 parts of the 2./Fsch.Jg.Reg.1
May 28, 1940 parts of the 3./Fsch.Jg.Reg.1
May 29, 1940 Parts of the 3. and 4./Fsch.Jg.Reg.1
June 2, 1940 2 platoons Fsch.Jg
June 7, 1940 1 Platoon 2./Fsch.Jg.Reg.1 (with Oberst Meindl on board, still as commander of GAR 112).

Of the 760 paratroopers sent to Norway, only 375 jumped on Narvik (bad weather prevented air transport of all Fallschirmjägers) and together with the 164 paratroopers from the 1. / FJR 1 totaled 539 men who saw action in this battle.

Sources: Fuentes: Deutsche Falschirmjager im Zweiten Weltkrieg.
Bildchronik der Fallschirmtruppe 1935-45.
http://www.zeughaus-braun.de/militarwis ... ng-septe-1
http://forum.militaria-sammlergemeinsch ... n-Norwegen

Cheers. Raul M 8).
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