gebirgsjägers in crete

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gebirgsjägers in crete

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Post by buchi » 09 Jun 2004, 22:29

Does anybody know how many gebirgsjägers were killed during the invasion of Crete?

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Post by Juha Hujanen » 10 Jun 2004, 15:43

I'll think that 5th Gebirgsjäger Division was the only Gebirgsjäger unit involved to Crete operation.

According to Lucas-Hitler's Mountain Troops 5th lost during Crete campaign:

20 officers and 305 other ranks KIA
13 officers and 274 other ranks WIA
18 officers and 488 other ranks MIA

Most of MIA were drowned when teir caique convoy was attacked.

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Post by General » 10 Jun 2004, 17:34

Juha Hujanen wrote:I'll think that 5th Gebirgsjäger Division was the only Gebirgsjäger unit involved to Crete operation.
Correct
Juha Hujanen wrote:Most of MIA were drowned when teir caique convoy was attacked.
KIA...Killed In Action
WIA...Wounded In Action
MIA...????? In Action
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Post by Juha Hujanen » 10 Jun 2004, 19:09

MIA=missing in action

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Post by General » 10 Jun 2004, 19:11

Juha Hujanen wrote:MIA=missing in action

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of course. :oops:
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Post by USAF1986 » 11 Jun 2004, 01:36

Here are the primary German mountain units that took part in the invasion of Crete, the 5. Gebirgs-Division plus an attached regiment from the 6. Gebirgs-Division:

5. Gebirgs-Division – Generalmajor Julius Ringel (awarded Knight's Cross)
• Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 100 – Oberst Willibald Utz (awarded Knight's Cross)
• Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 85 – Oberst August Krakau (awarded Knight's Cross)
• Gerbirgs-Artillerie-Regiment 95 – Oberstleutnant August Wittmann (awarded Knight's Cross)
• Gebirgs-Pionier-Batallion 95 – Major Schaette

6. Gebirgs-Division
• Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 141 – Oberst Maximilian Jais (awarded Knight's Cross)

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Post by Musashi » 11 Jun 2004, 02:10

Out of curiosity what is an English word for an inhabitant of Crete? :D
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Post by yerbamatt » 11 Jun 2004, 07:19

Musashi wrote:Out of curiosity what is an English word for an inhabitant of Crete? :D
It's CRETEAN and not "cretin" - the latter one got borrowed from French :wink:

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Post by buchi » 11 Jun 2004, 10:30

Thank you for the replies guys!


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