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Crete 1941: Hitler’s giant airborne invasion nearly ended in disaster

In May 1941, Germany launched the Battle of Crete, the largest airborne assault the world had ever seen. Thousands of ...
Neos Kosmos

Battle of Crete commemorations to honour Greece-Australia bond forged in war

Events across Australia and New Zealand will mark the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Crete, as a Greek military delegation ...
Greek Reporter

The Kidnapping of a Nazi General: Crete’s WWII Legacy of Bravery

The story of the kidnapping of German Major General Heinrich Kreipe on Crete during World War II is one of patriotism and ...
Neos Kosmos

Greek PM receives Australian coin honouring Crete’s Resistance and our shared fight for freedom

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis was presented with a commemorative Australian coin marking 87 years since the Battle of Greece ...
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Germany’s airborne gamble: the Battle of Crete, 1941 – animated

In May 1941, Nazi Germany launched its first major airborne invasion, targeting the strategic island of Crete. As thousands of paratroopers descended on the western coast, Allied forces scrambled to ...
Greek Reporter

Princess Anne to Visit Greece for 85th Anniversary of the Battle of Crete

Princess Anne will undertake an official visit to Greece on May 22 to participate in ceremonies for the anniversary of the ...
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Book Review: The Hill: The brutal fight for Hill 107 in the Battle of Crete

New York: Osprey Bloomsbury, 2024. Pp. 368. Illus., maps, peronsae, table, notes, biblio., index. $30.000. ISBN: 1472864557 The Battle for Crete was Decided on a Little Hill In standard Osprey style, ...