Fallschirmjager [paratroopers] photograph album, 1930/1938

Location of collection:

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

University of Virginia

P.O. Box 400110

170 McCormick Rd

Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110

Contact for questions and access:

POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference Staff

Email: scpubserv@virginia.edu

Phone: (434) 243-1776

Fax: (434) 924-4968

Web: library.virginia.edu/special-collections

Web: library.virginia.edu/special-collections/services/reference-request

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16579, Fallschirmjager photography album, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Summary

Extent:

0.03 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

MSS 16579, Fallschirmjager photography album, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Background

Scope and content:

Comprises a photographic record of Wehrmacht Gebirgsjagerregiment (German Army Mountain Troops) and Luftwaffe Fallschirmjager training in and around the Berchtesgaden and Obersalzburg area in Bavaria prior to the second World War.

Biographical / historical:

Fallschimjager were the paratroop branch of the German Luftwaffe before and during World War II. They were the first German paratroopers to be committed in large-scale airborne operations.

Acquisition information:

This collection was purchased from Lux Mentis by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on 16 Nobember 2018.

Physical description:

Good.

Physical facet:

1 photo album

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Photograph albums