Kurt Student
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Kurt Arthur Benno Student was a German general in the Luftwaffe during World War II. An early pioneer of airborne forces, Student was in overall command of developing a paratrooper force to be known a
Student in 1941
German paratroopers landing at the Ockenburg airfield near The Hague, 10 May 1940
German paratroopers landing on Crete, May 1941
Up to 60 Cretan civilians were massacred at Kondomari by Student's Fallschirmjäger in June 1941
Battle of Crete
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The Battle of Crete, codenamed Operation Mercury, was a major Axis airborne and amphibious operation during World War II to capture the island of Crete.
Kurt Student
…major airborne attack in history, the Battle for The Hague, in May 1940. He also commanded the Fallschirmjäger in its last major airborne operation, the invasion of Crete in May 1941. The operation was a success despite German losses, and led the Allies to hasten the training and development of their own airborne units…
Major-general Freyberg (right), Allied commander at the Battle of Crete
A Fallschirmjäger and a DFS 230 glider in Crete
German mountain troops board a Junkers Ju 52 for Crete, 20 May 1941.