Did the......

ok for the past 2 days i've been looking for information on the
fallschirmjaegers. and the information i've been looking for
is if the fallschirmjaegers had any type of gliderborne vehicle?

something like the tetrarch for the british, or a jeep for the american
airborne forces

does anyone know if they did or not

thanks

 

thanks for the information

but it sucks that they didn't have anything heavier like a tank
but oh well :elkgrin:

 

The standard Gotha gliders used by fallschirmjagers were quite small, smaller than the Horsa or Waco CG4, so not much equipment could be carried.
Later in the war, the Germans had the Messerschmitt 321 glider, and it six-engined development, the 323. These had a payload of about 44000 lb. A Pzkw IV weighed almost exactly 44000 lb - not a coincidence, one of the payload cited in the specification for the type was to be the PzkwIV. I must admit I cannot find any definite account of one of these being carried, but attached is a pic of an 88 being loaded into a 323.


Having said that, these aircraft were primarily supply transports, not assault transports; I cannot find mention of them being used by the fallschirmjagers.

Adrian