The force, which had been assembled in November 1939, was primarily composed of parachutists from the 1st Parachute Regiment and engineers from the 7th Air Division, as well as a small group of Luftwaffe pilots.
該部隊在1939年11月已經集結，主要是由第1傘兵團的傘兵從和第7航空師的工程兵，以及小部分空軍飛行員組成。