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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: 50o/6ooth SS-Parachute Battalion Chronology 63 Notes 65 Additional Readings 71 About the Author 73 Digitized by usmc.mil

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