The Sturmgrupe Granit (Granite) was the assault group that famously captured the Belgian Eben-Emael fort on 10 May 1940 led by Oberleutnant Rudolf Witzig. It was 86 men strong and was carried in 11 gliders organized as below:

Glider 1 / 1 Trupp - Objective 18 (Casemate Maastrich 2)
Leutnant Egon Delica
Feldwebel Hans Nidermeier
Feldwebel Gerhard Raschke (pilot)
Richard Drucks
Ludwig Gräf
Willi Krämer
Heinrich List
Richard Tucke

Glider 2 / 2 Trupp - Objective 23 (Coupole 120)
Oberjäger Max Maier (KIA)
Unteroffizier Fritz Bredenbeck (pilot)
Paul Bader (WIA)
Hans Comdür
Fritz Gehlich
Gerhard Iskra
Walter Meier (WIA)
Wilhelm Ölmann

Glider 3 / 3 Trupp - Objective 12 (Casemate Maastricht 1)
Oberjäger Peter Arent
Unteroffizier Alfred Sapper (pilot)
Erwin Franz
Paul Kupsch
Gustav Merz (WIA)
Josef Müller
Helmut Stopp

Glider 4 / 4 Trupp - Objective 19 (MiNord)
Oberfeldwebel Helmut Wenzel (WIA)
Unteroffizier Otto Bräutigam (pilot)
Kurt Engelmann
Fritz Florian
Fritz Köhler
Karl Polzin
Edmund Schmidt
Paul Windemuth (WIA)

Glider 5 / 5 Trupp - Objective 29 (MICA)
Feldwebel Erwin Haug
Unteroffizier Karl-Heinz Lange (pilot) (WIA)
Gerhard Becker
Helmuth Bögle (KIA)
Ernst Grechza
Egon Hartmann (WIA)
Franz Janowski (WIA)
Axel Stützinger

Glider 6 / 6 Trupp - Objective 14 (false cupola)
Oberjäger Siegfried Harlos
Unteroffizier Erwini Zille (pilot)
Richard Bläser
Werner Grams
Franz Grigowski
Walter Kippnick
Franz Lukaschek
Peter Zirwes

Glider 7 / 7 Trupp - Objective 16 (false cupola)
Oberjäger Fritz Heinemann
Unteroffizier Heinz Scheidhauer (pilot) (WIA)
Wilhelm Alefs
Wilhelm Höpfner (WIA)
Robert Michalke (WIA)
Harm Mülder
Alois Paßmann (WIA)
Wolfgang Schulz

Glider 8 / 8 Trupp - Objective 31 (Coupole Nord)
Oberjäger Karl Unger (KIA)
Unteroffizier Hans Distelmeier (pilot)
Hannes Else (WIA)
Ernst Hierländer
Bruno Hooge (WIA)
Kajetan Mayr (WIA)
Herbert Plietz
Willie Weinert

Glider 9 / 9 Trupp - Objective 13 (MiSud)
Oberjäger Ewald Neuhaus
Unteroffizier Günther Schulz (pilot)
Hans Braun
Adolf Jacob (WIA)
Johann Körner
Ernst Schlosser (WIA)
Anton Seltmann
Toni Wingers

Glider 10 / Reserve Trupp
Oberjäger Willie Hübel (KIA)
Unteroffizier Erwin Kraft (pilot)
Budi Bansimir
Leopold Gilg
Werner Gutahn
Hubert Hansing
Kurt Jürgensen (WIA)
Paul Kautz

Glider 11 / Reserve Trupp
Oberleutnant Rudolf Witzig
Oberjäger Fritz Schwarz
Unteroffizier Karl Pilz (pilot)
Otto Braun (WIA)
Uwe Johnsen
Hans-Peter Krenz
Fritz Kruck (KIA)

Three other assault groups were formed within Sturmabteilung Koch for this operation:
Sturmgruppe Eisen (Iron), commanded by Leutnant Martin Schaechter, was given the task of capturing and holding the Kannes bridge. 90 men and 10 gliders.
Sturmgruppe Stahl (Steel), commanded by Oberleutnant Gustav Altmann, was given the task of capturing and holding the Veltwezelt bridge. 92 men and 9 gliders.
Sturmgruppe Beton (Concrete), commanded by Oberleutnant Gerhard Schacht, was given the task of capturing and holding the Vrkenhoven bridge. 96 men and 10 gliders.

Sources used

Ian Kemp - Eben-Emael

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