Photos That Captured the Most Chilling Moments in History

Belgium, 1940

Adolf Hitler can be seen here standing with a unit of the Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger known as "The Green Devils" that captured Belgian Fort Eben-Emael. Over 4,000 Fallschirmjäger were killed during the Battle of Crete less than a year later.

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