ww2 Battle of Crete

Invasion

In May 1941, 14,000 German paratroopers supported by nearly a thousand aircraft were dropped on the island in a unique

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Evacuation

Allied forces were evacuated off Crete’s south coast in a dangerous operation that cost the lives of almost 1000 British

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Occupation

The resulting German and Italian occupation of Crete was marred by massacres on both sides: of both German soldiers and

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Ultimate Blitzkrieg – The WW2 Battle of Crete

From the Romans to the Raj, the Ottomans to the Incas, great empires have come and gone through the ages; but all have left behind extraordinary legacies, monuments, inventions and innovations that were so revolutionary that they changed the course of history.