During the Third Reich the Fallschirmjäger were under the command of Kurt Student. They distinguished themselves in the Battle of Eben-Emael Fortress in 1940 where nearly 500 paratroopers from gliders attacked and took the Belgian fortress with minimal casualties. In the 1941 Battle of Crete, the Fallschirmjäger participated en masse, where 14,000 paratroopers led the assault on the island, although it resulted in high casualties and was considered a Pyrrhic victory.
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