When Germany overran Greece in 1941, one last Allied stronghold in the region remained: the island of Crete. With the Italian navy unable to guarantee control of the seas, Adolf Hitler turned to his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paratroopers from Lower Saxony board an aircraft at Barth airfield to complete free-fall tactical training. Instances of suspected ...

An elite German paratrooper regiment is reportedly under investigation over allegations of sexual assault, antisemitism, right-wing extremist activity, violent rituals and drug use. The German ...

Germany's defence ministry on Monday condemned "unacceptable" abuses in an elite paratrooper regiment amid ongoing investigations into alleged sexual misconduct and right-wing extremism. The Barron's ...

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