Presented here are the biographies of the 130 men of the Fallschirmj ger--Hitler's elite paratroopers, who won the Knight's Cross and its higher grades. These men fought on nearly every front during the Second World War, from their first action in Denmark in April 1940, to their last major battle at Monte Cassino. A total of twenty-four Knight's Crosses were awarded to Fallschirmj ger troops during the battles of Monte Cassino and in the airborne...