Fallschirmjäger '44: German Airborne Squads

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Chapters:
0:00 - Context
0:29 - Company Structure
0:50 - Platoon & Squad Structure
3:43 - Company Train
3:56 - Company HQ

Sources:
[1] Mason, Chris (2002). "Falling From Grace: The German Airborne in World War II", Masters Thesis, United States Marine Corps Command and Staff College, page 36
[2] KStN 8121 (L) (1.5.1944) "Fallschirmjäger-Kompanie (Sp)" as digitized by Christoph Widmann-Awender, https://www.wwiidaybyday.com/kstn/kst...
[3] Friedensstärkenachweisung (Luftw.) 05223 (L) (1.6.1939) "Fallschirm-Jäger Kompanie" as digitized by Christoph Widmann-Awender, https://www.wwiidaybyday.com/kstn/kst...
[4] KStN 1114c (gp) (fG) (1.7.1944) "Panzergrenadierkompanie (gepanzert) (freie Gliederung) oder Panzeraufklärungskompanie (gepanzert) (freie Gliederung)" as digitized by Christoph Widmann-Awender, https://www.wwiidaybyday.com/kstn/kst...
[5] https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads...
[6] KStN 2621 (1.2.1944) "Fallschirmjäger-Kompanie in der Division Brandenburg" as digitized by Christoph Widmann-Awender, https://www.wwiidaybyday.com/kstn/kst...