I wonder if the decision of the German's to use the airborne troops to take Crete was influenced in any way like the Supreme Headquarters European Armed Forces (SHEAF) decision to use airborne troops for Operation Market-Garden? The idea being that if we have them we might as well use them for something?

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PEOPLE SLEEP PEACEABLY IN THEIR BEDS AT NIGHT ONLY BECAUSE ROUGH MEN STAND READY TO DO VIOLENCE ON THEIR BEHALF. GEORGE ORWELL