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Operation Knight's Move: German Airborne Raid Against Tito, 25 May 1944

Contents Preface and Acknowledgments iii Introduction i Knight's Move 2 Origins of the Raid 11 The Plan 14 The Airborne Raid 16 Partisan Picture 25 Execution, X-Day 27 0700 — Airborne assault wave reaches the objective 31 0930 — Drvar occupied, main attempt to capture Tito 39 1000 — Battle group moves to the southwest 44 1200 — ^The second wave arrives 46 1800 — Battalion withdraws to cemetery 47 2130 — Cemetery position occupied 49 Execution, X-Day plus 1 50 0330 — Enemy attacks repulsed 51 0600 — Direct air support resumes 51 0700 to 1000 — Link-up with ground forces 52 Analysis 54 Appendix: 500/600th SS-Parachute Battalion Chronology 63 Notes 65 Additional Readings 71 About the Author 73 Digitized by usmc.mil · Title from title screen (viewed July 24, 2013) · Includes bibliographical references (pages 65-71) · Preface and acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Knight's Move -- Origins of the raid -- The plan -- The airborne raid -- Partisan picture -- Execution, X-Day: 0700: Airborne assault wave reaches the objective ; 0930: Drvar occupied, main attempt to capture Tito ; 1000: Battle group moves to the southwest ; 1200: The second wave arrives ; 1800: Battalion withdraws to cemeter

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