Paratrooper and bugle

system · August 1, 2021, 7:18pm

German paratrooper blowing the bugle. Crete, May 1941. (Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-166-0522-20)

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://ww2incolor.com/gallery/german-paratroopers/27654/paratrooper-and-bugle

Trap77 · October 28, 2009, 8:52pm

They took heavy losses on Crete but proved the utility of paratroop forces. Perhaps he is blowing the bugle in honor of his fallen comrades?

system · August 1, 2021, 7:18pm

Schuultz · October 28, 2009, 11:02pm

I wouldn’t say that Crete proved the utility of paratroopers. It was more or less a fiasco, a Pyrrhic victory at best.Because of Crete, the German High Command chose to never again invade with airborne troops only.