Unternehmen Danzig, Sturmgruppe Eisen, Part 2

About this episode

This episode covers the brutal battle for the bridge at Kanne, detailing the collapse of Belgian defenses and personal accounts of the conflict.

In part two of our coverage of the battle for the bridge at Kanne, the fighting moves to the Opkanne heights, where the men of Sturmgruppe Eisen and the 2e Régiment de Grenadiers fight a brutal, fragmented battle across twelve strongpoints. The bridge is already gone. Leutnant Schächter is wounded within the first hour. The parachute reinforcement under Oberjäger Nollau is destroyed in the air above North Hill before it can fire a single shot. And Lieutenant Berlaimont's machine guns hold the canal crossing against everything Pionier-Bataillon 51 and Infanterie-Regiment 151 can bring to bear. This episode follows the strongpoint-by-strongpoint collapse of the Belgian defence, the personal account of Sergent Pirenne's capture near the destroyed bridge, and the final casualty count that places Kanne as the costliest of the three Albert Canal crossings for both sides. 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 #SturmgruppeEisen #Kanne #BelgianCampaign1940 #Blitzkrieg #AirborneWarfare #WorldWarII #SpecialForces #May1940…

People in this episode

Host: Special Forces in World War 2 Team

Topics covered

• World War II
• Military History
• Battle Analysis
• Belgian Campaign 1940
• German Airborne Operations
• Sturmgruppe Eisen

Keywords

• Kanne
• Sturmgruppe Eisen
• Albert Canal
• Fallschirmjäger
• Blitzkrieg
• Airborne Warfare
• WWII
• Military History

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pionier-Bataillon 51, Infanterie-Regiment 151, 2e Régiment de Grenadiers

Places: Kanne, Opkanne heights, North Hill, Fort Eben-Emael

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