1 0 ▁May ▁– ▁ 2 5 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 0 ) ▁played ▁a ▁pre domin ant ▁role , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Cre te ▁( 2 0 ▁May ▁– ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 1 ), ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Monte ▁Cass ino ▁( 1 7 ▁January ▁– ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 4 ) ▁in ▁Italy ▁and ▁the ▁Al lied ▁In vas ion ▁of ▁Norm andy ▁( 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁– ▁mid - J uly ▁ 1 9 4 4 ) ▁domin ated ▁the ▁events ▁for ▁the ▁Fall sch irm j äger . ▁The ▁present ations ▁made ▁therefore ▁match ▁these ▁engag ements . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 3 ▁awards ▁were ▁made ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ; ▁ 2 5 ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ; ▁only ▁ 3 ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁ 4 ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 ; ▁the ▁peak ▁of ▁ 5 9 ▁was ▁reached ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁and ▁ 1 8 ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁giving ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 3 2 ▁recip ients . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : List s ▁of ▁Knight ' s ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross ▁recip ients ▁Fall sch irm j ager <0x0A> </s> ▁Miguel ▁G ui ra o ▁C ano ▁(