The most costly Fallschirmjäger operation in the Norwegian campaign involved the 1st Company under the command of Oberleutnant Herbert Schmidt, which was dropped 144km (90 miles) north of Oslo. The men landed among strong Norwegian defensive positions and took heavy casualties, including Schmidt himself. Surrounded and fighting in appalling weather conditions, the Fallschirmjäger were forced to surrender after four days when their ammunition ran out.

Fallschirmjäger: The West 1939-40

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