Luftlande-Sturm-Regiment

Luftlande-Sturm-Regiment 1
(1st Airborne Assault Regiment)
German paratroopers at Fort Eben-Emael, Belgium in 1940
Active1939–1942
Country Nazi Germany
BranchLuftwaffe
TypeFallschirmjäger
RoleAirborne force
EngagementsWorld War II

Luftlande-Sturm-Regiment 1 (also known as Sturmabteilung Koch) was a German Fallschirmjäger regiment in the Luftwaffe which captured the Belgian Fort Eben-Emael during the Battle of Belgium, took part in the Battle of Crete, and fought on the Eastern Front during World War II.

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