The German Airborne force was an important element of the blitzkrieg method of warfare. German paratroopers infiltrated Allied lines, fighting from the moment they hit the ground, seizing bridges, capturing airfields, and suffering losses up to 50 percent. Here is the first full-scale history of German Parachute Corps, from the terror and exhilaration of its first combat drop in 1940 to its bloody demise in 1945.
