German Paratroops in Scandinavia: Fallschirmjäger in Denmark and Norway April-june 1940

The German conquest of Denmark and Norway in spring 1940 presents
an interesting study of joint strategy between ground, air, and
sea forces. In this campaign, the Germans placed great emphasis on
mobility, speed, and surprise. The Fallschirmjäger of 1940 was a welltrained,
highly-motivated force, and their participation in Operation
Weserübung the codename for the Wehrmacht assault on Denmark
and Norway is this subject of this book. Among the topics discussed
are German paratroop operations (some of the first combat
jumps of the war) against the main Danish and Norwegian bridges
and aerodromes, the jump on Dombås, behind enemy lines, and also
their tenacious resistance on the snow-covered grounds of Narvik.