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Major Rudolf Witzig Le Vainqueur D'Eben-Emael : FallschirmjaGer Sur Tous Les Fronts, Hardback Book

Major Rudolf Witzig Le Vainqueur D'Eben-Emael : FallschirmjaGer Sur Tous Les Fronts Hardback

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This book presents the history of the famous Major Witzig, born on August 14, 1916, aspiring officer on April 1, 1935, head of the engineering section of the Fallschirm-Infantry Battalion in August 1938, with which he captured Fort Eben-Emael at dawn on May 10, 1940, capturing 1,200 soldiers with his 55 paratroopers.

Awarded the Knight's Cross, he jumped in Crete where he was seriously injured.

Afterwards, he commanded a battalion of paratroopers in Tunisia and on the Eastern Front.

He was attributed the oak leaf cluster. After the war, he became a colonel in the Bundeswehr. French Language

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