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The Fallschirmjger – German paratroopers-were considered one of the elite German fighting units of the second world war. They were known as ‘The Green Devils’ due to their tenacious fighting spirit – as seen during countless episodes such as their assault upon the fortress at Eben Emael, Crete, raiding behind American lines in the Ardennes, and holding the monastery at Monte Cassino for months in the face of overwhelming odds