Glider assault on Eben Emael as an archetype for the future.

From: Infantry Magazine | Date: March 1, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

In the wee hours of the morning on May 10, 1940, a flight of 11 German Luftwaffe Ju-52 tri-motor transport planes clawed their way into the dark sky above Ostheim, Germany. Connected behind each transport plane by a towrope was a high-wing motorless aircraft loaded with highly trained paratroopers. These paratroopers turned glidermen would make the opening blow of Germany's plan to seize France via striking through Holland, Luxembourg, and Belgium. Slightly over the Dutch border, the tow planes released their gliders. Nine of the 11 gliders reached their objective. Even though ...

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