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
Gran Sasso raid
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The Gran Sasso raid on 12 September 1943 freed Benito Mussolini from imprisonment in a hotel on the Gran Sasso d'Italia massif. The World War II operation was codenamed "Operation Oak" by the German m
Kurt Student
…massacre of Kondomari, the Alikianos executions, and the razing of Kandanos being well-known examples. In 1943, Student ordered Major Harald Mors to plan Operation Oak (Unternehmen Eiche), the successful raid conducted by a special Fallschirmjäger unit to free Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. They landed with gliders…
Mussolini with German commandos
Hotel Campo Imperatore.
This Fieseler Fi 156 helped Mussolini escape.
Mussolini leaving the hotel, flanked by General Fernando Soleti, General Gueri, Karl Radl (holding suitcase).