Product Details

• Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Arts Magic
• DVD Release Date: September 27, 2005
• Run Time: 54 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000AQKV62
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #255,579 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

The Green Devils were the 'fallschirmjaeger' (paratrooper) arm of the Luftwaffe and were to see extensive service in both air-dropped and ground roles, through to the war's end in 1945. However, by 1942, fated by Hitler's judgment that the days of large paratrooper operations had already passed, the Green Devils were to see out the rest of the war serving primarily as elite ground troops. This program shows their operations in North Africa through to East Prussia and the borders of Germany in 1944-45, as well as in the theatres of Italy and Normandy. It also includes operations by paratroopers in the East where they are seen taking on Soviet T-34s using ‘Panzerschreck’ anti-tank weapons and on the borders of Germany in the opening months of 1945.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good start, September 18, 2007

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J. Franklin (Portland, Oregon United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Green Devils: German Paratrooper Elite 1942-1945 (DVD)

Much better than I had hoped. Yes, there is much shown about the Allies and the SS in this DVD, but some of the segments, such as the jump school drop in France, is some of the best stuff I have seen. If you are a reenactor for the FJ, this is a must video. Be warned, it has the typical British slant (they won the war, America was just there for fun) but it is a good starting video and something you will want to watch more than once.

4.0 out of 5 stars good footage and analysis, February 18, 2010

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Yoda (Hadera, Israel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Green Devils: German Paratrooper Elite 1942-1945 (DVD)

Most of the footage on this DVD comes from German WW2 newsreels and hence is quite biased with respect to showing paratrooper losses and defeats. Nevertheless, if you can overcome this weakness, it is quite good. German paratroopers are shown, primarily, in their ground role in the Italian fronts (with emphasis on Monte Casino and Sicily) and Western Front (with emphasis on Normandy). Unfortunately, there is just about no footage of these troops in other fronts (i.e., Eastern front). The DVD, as well as providing fairly good footage, also provides fairly good analysis, at least for the novice (anyone knowledgeable on the subject would know nearly everything discussed on the DVD), albeit in comes in the form of very monotone English accent. The level of analysis is definitely far better than what would find on documentaries presented on the topic on the History, Discovery or Military Channels. All and all a very good DVD.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars what a why to fight a war, September 12, 2007

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Charlie Tuna "movie lover" (Penna) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Green Devils: German Paratrooper Elite 1942-1945 (DVD)

This DVD is terrible. Cannot understand the announcer and nothing is quite clear. The old newsreels are mixed up with the Germans, the American and British. The guy that is the moderator is no help at all.

Not very well put together. Suggest you skip this one.