German Paratroopers - Italy
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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://ww2incolor.com/gallery/colorizations/49140/german-paratroopers-italy
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://ww2incolor.com/gallery/colorizations/49140/german-paratroopers-italy
Looks like a gun crew with MG34.
OOB of a parachute battalion May 1944 from the German KStN tables (seem to have more MG than an equivalent Whermacht infantry section).
The Rifle Squad was ten strong, commanded by an NCO and an assistant, each armed with an MP40. There were then four men, each armed with a rifle, two light machine gunners, each with an MG34 or MG42 and pistol, and two assistant gunners with pistols. One rifle in each Squad was a sniper version with telescopic sight and two more had grenade launchers.