The Proms different kind of authority. The personnel of the New Queen's Hall Orchestra effectively continued until 1930 as 'Sir Henry J. Wood and his Symphony Orchestra.' When the BBC Symphony Orchestra (BBC SO) was formed in 1930, it became the main orchestra for the concerts. At this time the season consisted of nights dedicated to particular composers; Mondays were Wagner, Fridays were Beethoven, with other major composers being featured on other days. There were no Sunday performances. With the outbreak of World War II in 1939, the BBC withdrew its support. However private sponsors stepped in to maintain the Proms, always
Fallschirmjäger (World War II) reprisal against the Cretans the following day, the 1st Air Landing Assault Regiment of the Fallschirmjäger killed one hundred eighty inhabitants in the village of Kandanos and razed the village to the ground. The World War II-era German Fallschirmjäger, Brandenburgers, and especially the 22nd Airlanding Division glider borne paras laid the foundation for modern day Air Assault operations which is the primary role of the present day United States 101st Airborne Division. Fallschirmjäger (World War II) The Fallschirmjäger () were the paratrooper () branch of the German Luftwaffe before and during World War II. They were the first German paratroopers