Fallschirmjäger of Germany in World War II were the first to be committed in large-scale airborne operations. They came to be known as the "Green Devils" by the Allied forces they fought against

* 1. You are the elite of the German Army. For you, combat shall be fulfillment. You shall seek it out and train yourself to stand any test.
* 2. Cultivate true comradeship, for together with your comrades you will triumph or die.
* 3. Be shy of speech and incorruptible. Men act, women chatter; chatter will bring you to the grave.
* 4. Calm and caution, vigor and determination, valor and a fanatical offensive spirit will make you superior in attack.
* 5. In facing the foe, ammunition is the most precious thing. He who shoots uselessly, merely to reassure himself, is a man without guts. He is a weakling and does not deserve the title of parachutist.
* 6. Never surrender. Your honor lies in Victory or Death.
* 7. Only with good weapons can you have success. So look after them on the principle—First my weapons, then myself.
* 8. You must grasp the full meaning of an operation so that, should your leader fall by the way, you can carry it out with coolness and caution.
* 9. Fight chivalrously against an honest foe; armed irregulars deserve no quarter.
* 10. With your eyes open, keyed up to top pitch, agile as a greyhound, tough as leather, hard as Krupp steel, you will be the embodiment of a German warrior.