By late November , another ambitious special operation was added : Col. Friedrich August von der Heydte was to lead a Fallschirmjäger-Kampfgruppe ( paratrooper combat group ) in Operation Stösser , a night-time paratroop drop behind the Allied lines aimed at capturing a vital road junction near Malmedy .
By late November , another special operation was added : Col. Friedrich August von der Heydte was to lead a `` Fallschirmjäger '' ( paratrooper ) `` Kampfgruppe '' in Operation Stösser , a night-time paratroop drop behind the Allied lines aimed at capturing an important road near Malmedy .