The world's first paratroopers to be used in large numbers, the German Fallschirmjäger were at the tip of the spear when war broke out in 1939. They led daring assaults on strategic targets, such as the fortress at Eben Emael, enabling the following panzers to overrun most of Europe.
Fallschirmjäger contains:
- Command: 1 Officer with MP40 SMG, 1 Medic, 1 Radio Operator and 2 Jägers with Kar 98k rifles
- 60mm Mortar and 3 Crew
- 11-man squad: 2 NCOs with MP40 SMG or Kar 98K rifle, 5 Jägers with Kar 98K rifles, 2 MG42 LMG 2-man teams
- 2 Jägers with FG42 assault rifles