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onto the southern side of the island. The paratroopers had to secure the high ground behind the invasion beaches and seize a nearby airfield for Axis transport aircraft to land another division and supplies. Airborne units for the invasion comprised the German ''Fliegerdivision 7'' (11,000 men), the Italian 185th Infantry Division "Folgore" (7,500 men) and the airlanding 80th Infantry Division "La Spezia"

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