Instead, the Germans relied on paratroops transported by Junkers Ju 52s and specialised ski troops. As the paratroops fought their way through the hedgerows, the main amphibious landings began. During the invasion of Sicily in July 1943, C-47s dropped 4,381 Allied paratroops. Some 4,000 paratroops (1,200 prisoners) became casualties. However, the arrival of US paratroops and the British 7th Armoured Division turned the tide. Certain Army (paratroops and special forces) and Air Defense Force personnel may wear camouflage uniforms. It was initially thought that gliders would be used to deliver paratroops. France herself was threatened with invasion by rebel paratroops. "Stuka" dive-bomber, and the development of paratroops. Paratroops were subsequently deployed in the Burma campaign. Within an hour after landing, all but three outposts had fallen to the paratroops. The sandhills were thought to provide a softer landing than wooded areas for jumping paratroops. Suharto then sent the RPKAD paratroops under Col. The last Zairean paratroops withdrew from northern Angola around that time. Most of the replacement paratroops had little training.