u/Background-Arm-2037

Why are the west german fallschirmjäger not special forces when the East German fallschirmjager are? From my understanding both countries highly regarded and trained their airborne forces in a way that is distinct to other countries in WARNO. West German Fallschirmjäger, for example, were obligated to attend Einzelkämpferlehrgang (at least part 1 but often part 2), which is the west german special forces school. It just feels like west german Fallschirmjäger are so anemic compared to their eastern counterparts considering the real life culture and training regarding both units.