Germany conducted the first large-scale airborne invasion in history by deploying elite paratroopers against a heavily ...

When Germany overran Greece in 1941, one last Allied stronghold in the region remained: the island of Crete. With the Italian navy unable to guarantee control of the seas, Adolf Hitler turned to his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paratroopers from Lower Saxony board an aircraft at Barth airfield to complete free-fall tactical training. Instances of suspected ...

The Belgian fortress Eben-Emael was considered impenetrable, with its heavy defences and a 1200 strong garrison. Yet on May ...

On June 6, 1944, 22-year-old Victor Nelson was the eighth paratrooper to jump in the blackness covering the coastline of Normandy, France. It was D-Day. The largest invasion force ever put together.

Germany's defence ministry on Monday condemned "unacceptable" abuses in an elite paratrooper regiment amid ongoing investigations into alleged sexual misconduct and right-wing extremism. The Barron's ...

From paratroopers to airborne forces, the buildup -- Paratroopers at war -- Put to the test -- Between the campaign in the west and Crete -- Hell was a place called Crete -- Paratroopers in the Soviet ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Airbus A400M is capable of carrying up to 116 paratroopers at one time - that's more than any other western-built transport plane. Today, it's ...

RHINE ORDNANCE BARRACKS, Germany - The 5th Quartermaster Theater Aerial Delivery Company along with sister U.S. units, NATO allied and partner nations gave back to the Kaiserslautern Military ...