Unternehmen Danzig, Sturmgruppe Eisen, Part 1

About this episode

This episode discusses the challenges faced by Gruppe Eisen during the assault on the bridge at Kanne in May 1940.

In the third of Sturmgruppe Koch's Albert Canal objectives, Gruppe Eisen and its eighty-nine Fallschirmjäger under Leutnant Martin Schächter face a very different fight from the one at Veldwezelt and Vroenhoven. The bridge at Kanne sits in broken terrain on the edge of Fort Eben-Emael's defensive perimeter. The western bank offers no suitable landing ground. The Belgian garrison is alert. And the fifteen minutes lost during the glider approach will cost Gruppe Eisen everything. This episode covers the bridge and its defences, the order of battle of the 2e Régiment de Grenadiers, the detailed assault plan, the Belgian response to the general alarm, and the opening minutes of the battle in which the bridge is destroyed before a single Fallschirmjäger reaches it. For more on Fort Eben-Emael, the Albert Canal crossings, and the full source base behind this series, visit www.worldwar2-sof.com . #FallGelb #FortEbenEmael #AlbertCanal #Fallschirmjäger #SturmgruppeKoch #GruppeEisen #Kanne #BelgianCampaign1940 #Blitzkrieg #AirborneWarfare #WorldWarII #SpecialForces #May1940 #GermanAirborne #OperationYellow #WWII #MilitaryHistory #WW2Podcast #SpecialForcesWW2 🔗 Stay connected with us…

Topics covered

• World War II
• German Airborne
• Military History
• Belgian Campaign
• Blitzkrieg
• Fallschirmjäger

Keywords

• Sturmgruppe Eisen
• Fallschirmjäger
• Fort Eben-Emael
• Albert Canal
• Belgian garrison
• military assault
• World War II

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 2e Régiment de Grenadiers

Places: Fort Eben-Emael, Albert Canal, Kanne

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