Talk:Fallschirmjäger

Name of article

Should this article not be named Fallschirmjäger (World War II) in keeping with other articles of the time period? Jim Sweeney (talk) 17:03, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

The history section of the article traces the origins to 1935-36 so that's why I named the article Fallschirmjäger (Nazi Germany). However I wouldn't object to a rename (leaving a redir). DexDor (talk) 18:33, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

OK if no objections in the next few days will move. Jim Sweeney (talk) 19:11, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

Picture

I removed this picture as its caption states it the "Shows Murder of Greek civilians in Kondomari by Fallschirmjäger in 1941." But all it really shows is a Fallschirmjäger standing over bodies.

Murder of Greek civilians in Kondomari by Fallschirmjäger in 1941.

--100.34.53.78 (talk) 14:26, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

But the caption is sourced from Bundesarchiv, and it says (translated from German) "Greece, Crete, Condomari.- The murder of Greek civilians (men) by German Fallschirmjäger. German Fallschirmjäger (with pistol?) beside victims; PK 690". So picture and caption do tell a complete story, and your removal was unwarranted if we accept Bundesarchiv as a source 190.194.206.43 (talk) 21:35, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

Legal reprisals aren't murder. 105.4.5.118 (talk) 09:50, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

Additional Information Requested

While this article contains excellent history of the operations of WW2 German Paratroops, it does not adequately deal with the organisational structure of the Fallschirmjäger units. It only has a list of Fallschirmjäger divisions, but no breakdown of those divisional units. The article could use a complete Order of Battle for an exemplar division, showing how many brigades, regiments, companies, &c. preferably with an accompanying table. Also useful would be the numbers of personnel at each structural level, rank of the commanders for these sub-units, and information about their weaponry and equipment. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.54.253.142 (talk) 20:38, 7 October 2018 (UTC)

War Crimes

Everything the Germans did during WW2 was a 'War Crime'. Nothing the allies did during WW2 was a 'War Crime'.

The evil Germans killed civilians after the heroic civilians tortured and killed German soldiers on Crete. Evil Hitler said he regarded himself as an Helene, a descendant of the civilisation started by Greece and regretted that he was forced to invade Greece (because Churchill wanted to save Stalin by opening a second front in Greece). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.129.111.159 (talk) 04:45, 10 December 2018 (UTC)