Elite SS Paratroopers - Operation Rösselsprung

In the early hours of May 25, 1944, hundreds of Waffen-SS paratroopers dropped into Josip Broz Tito’s headquarters with the support of Luftwaffe airstrikes. The swift coup de main attack was part of the larger Operation Rösselsprung, with the objective to capture or get rid of the Communist leader once and for all. As World War 2 raged on, Tito had formed a guerrilla force of 200,000 men to fight off the German occupation of Yugoslavia. He had become a real threat to the German order, and Hitler was enraged, ordering a mission that would finish the Yugoslav revolutionary. Still, to get close to Tito, the paratroopers would first need to engage his entire forces, armed to the teeth with Italian weapons and ready to fight to the last man… As images and footage of actual events are not always available, Dark Docs sometimes utilizes similar historical images and footage for dramatic effect. I do my best to keep it as visually accurate as possible. All content on Dark Docs is researched, produced, and presented in historical context for educational purposes. We are history enthusiasts and are not always experts in some areas, so please don't hesitate to reach out to us with corrections, additional information, or new ideas. -