He says it's a darn sight more fun than the Wall of Death, or the Parachute Corps either.
In 1949, the AAC was broken up and the regiment formed part of the Glider Pilot and Parachute Corps.
They now formed part of the German I Parachute Corps, along with the German 4th Parachute Division.
By January 1945, the German I Parachute Corps was deployed to the Adriatic coast behind the Senio Rivier.
The award was unlawfully presented by the commanding general of the I Parachute Corps, General der Fallschirmtruppe Richard Heidrich.
Among the prisoners taken were men from General Mendl's tough II Parachute Corps.
Just before Operation Varsity, First Parachute Army had three corps stationed along the river; 2 Parachute Corps to the north, 86 Corps in the centre, and 63 Corps in the south.
First Parachute Army had three corps stationed along the river; 2nd Parachute Corps to the north, 86th Corps in the centre, and 63rd Corps in the south.
As commanding general of the I Parachute Corps, Heidrich oversaw the corps' withdrawal up the entire length of Italy.
As a member of the Parachute Corps, he rose quickly through the ranks and after numerous training courses in the Soviet Union and France, he became the commander of the parachute commandos in 1984.
