1st Bn/1st FJ Reg. Holland/Norway
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2004 5:44 pm
In a U.S. Army historical series book on the Northern Front (Norwary & Finland) it mentions that during the fighting at Narvik that the 1st Bn/1st Fallshirmjager Regiment was sent to reinforce the German force there in JUN '40. I remember reading that this unit was also involved in the campaign in Holland in MAY of '40 and took significant casualties. how was it able to recover and be brought up to strength so quickly? Wasn't this unit also the one that provided the small parachute detachments that supported the initial German invasion of Norway in APr '40? Sounds like this battalion was worked very hard unless some of its subordinate companies were replaced by parachute companies of other battalions.
In all the parachute assaults in '40 one never reads about the 3rd Bn/2 FJ Regiment. Was this unit not yet operational? What was its status in MAY of '40?
In all the parachute assaults in '40 one never reads about the 3rd Bn/2 FJ Regiment. Was this unit not yet operational? What was its status in MAY of '40?