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British soldiers surrender in Crete. May 1941. German Federal Archive/Franz Peter Weixler.

Was Invading Crete With Paratroopers Hitler's Worst Military Mistake?

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Russian Paratroopers Just Received a New Weapons of War

Major-General Freyberg (right), Allied Commander at the Battle of Crete. May 1941. Imperial War Museum.

Britain's Heroic Last Stand At Crete Killed Hitler's Dream of a Paratrooper Army

Parachutes open overhead as waves of paratroops land in Holland during operations by the 1st Allied Airborne Army. September 1944. U.S. Army.

The 101st Airborne Fought Tooth and Nail To Secure This Bridge in Holland

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Paratroopers: Russia's Secret Weapon In A Baltic Invasion

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Russia Has Too Many Paratroopers, Not Enough Planes

Bridge Too Far: Why Operation Market Garden Failed to Smash Nazi Germany

Russia Has a Problem: Its Paratroopers Vastly Outnumber Its Supply of Planes

Death from Above: How the U.S. Army Practices “Joint Forcible Entry”

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Russia May Not Have Enough Planes for Its Paratroopers

Joint Forcible Entry: How America Plans to Rapidly Seize Enemy Air Fields

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Death From Above: These Were the Largest Airborne Operations of World War II

Invasion of Crete: The First (and Only) Major German Airborne Operation of World War II

Scandinavian Airborne Assault: Hitler's Conquest of Denmark and Norway