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21st September 2011, 17:51
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Re: The death of Gen.Ltn Wilhelm Süssmann & staff - Glider crash 20.05.1941
From my understanding, Süssmann's glider was a part of one of the first waves of the German air assault against Creete, in the morning, so should have crashed at 6 am rather than 6 pm.
At this stage there was no airfield in German hands so he could either bail out or land by glider. To set up an HQ with radio and so on, the latter solution was better. And I don't know if Süssmann was trained as a parachutist, even if he commanded 7 Flieger Division. 
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