Скачать или смотреть German Soldiers Never Expected 13,348 American Paratroopers Would Land Behind Their Lines on D-Day

Discover the untold story of D-Day's airborne assault through German eyes as 13,348 American paratroopers dropped behind enemy lines on June 6, 1944, creating unprecedented chaos that would determine the invasion's outcome. This comprehensive historical account, based on primary sources including soldier diaries, military reports, and post-war testimonies, reveals how the largest airborne operation in history shattered German defensive plans and psychological confidence. From Obergefreiter Rudolf Thiel's first terrified report at 00:11 hours to the complete collapse of Wehrmacht command structure, experience the confusion, technological shock, and tactical paralysis that gripped German forces as American citizen-soldiers descended from the night sky with superior equipment and training. Learn how Operation Titanic's dummy paratroopers diverted entire German divisions, why the elite 6th Fallschirmjäger Regiment lost 67% of its strength, and how scattered drops that should have been a disaster became a strategic advantage. Through detailed battle accounts from Sainte-Mère-Église, Brécourt Manor, and La Fière Bridge, understand why Major von der Heydte concluded these young Americans had "shattered our conception of what was militarily possible" and brought the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany.