Any idea what was the famous boxer Max Schmeling's, who died recently at 99, war record ie in which Fallschirmjager division was he and did he see combat and flatten yet more allies?!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/front_page/1321910.stm
Paratrooper Max Schmeling
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1941 /20. Mai: Als Fallschirmjäger beteiligt er sich am ersten Angriff auf die von Großbritannien besetzte Mittelmeerinsel Kreta. Schmeling verletzt sich während des Absprungs schwer, er wird monatelang in Lazaretten behandelt.
Seine Sympathiebekundungen für die USA bringen ihn in Konflikt mit dem NS-Regime.
In his biography it's said, tha he was wounded in his very first action during the assault on Crete on the 20th May 1941 and was at a hospital in Athens for months.. (I did not find the number of his division, company or platoon). Showing sympathies for the allies, he will be ignored by the Nazi leaders.
According to other sources, he never was sent again to the front.
Seine Sympathiebekundungen für die USA bringen ihn in Konflikt mit dem NS-Regime.
In his biography it's said, tha he was wounded in his very first action during the assault on Crete on the 20th May 1941 and was at a hospital in Athens for months.. (I did not find the number of his division, company or platoon). Showing sympathies for the allies, he will be ignored by the Nazi leaders.
According to other sources, he never was sent again to the front.
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It's not stated, but very unlikely, because he is told to having broken his leg at his first landing and his front experience lasted only two days, according to several german sources.Von Schadewald wrote:Is it known if he was involved in any fisticuffs with the Kiwi Maoris on landing?! Does his autobiography state if he killed or injured any Allied soldiers on Crete?