Fort Eben Emael The Key to Hitler's Victory in the West (Fortress) (9781841768212) Simon Dunstan, Hugh Johnson

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Paperback: 64 pages
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (May 8, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1841768219
ISBN-13: 978-1841768212



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9.6 x 7.1 x 0.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

At the outbreak of World War II, Fort Eben Emael in Belgium was the strongest fortress in the world, and it lay exactly across the German invasion route of Belgium and France mongodb in action torrent. The fort’s elimination was essential for the success of Hitler’s invasion of the West mongodb in action torrent. Deemed impregnable to conventional attack, Hitler himself suggested the means for its capture with the first glider-borne assault in military history mongodb in action torrent. On 10 May 1940, ten gliders carrying just 77 paratroopers landed on top of the fort mongodb in action torrent. Using top-secret hollow-charge weapons for the first time in warfare, the assault pioneers of Sturmgruppe Granit subdued Fort Eben Emael within just 30 minutes, and the fortress surrendered within 30 hours. It remains one of the greatest raids in the annals of Special Forces.

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