The Battle of Crete (German: Luftlandeschlacht um Kreta, Greek: Μάχη της Κρήτης), codenamed Operation Mercury (German: Unternehmen Merkur), was a major...
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the complete order of battle for the Battle of Crete and related operations in 1941. Headquarters Creforce - (Eastern Zone, east of Chania) Major-general...
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The Battle of Crête-à-Pierrot was a major battle of the Haitian Revolution that took place from 4 March until 24 March 1802. The battle took place at...
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Crete (/kriːt/ KREET; Greek: Κρήτη, Modern: Kríti [ˈkriti], Ancient: Krḗtē [krɛ̌ːtεː]) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th...
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The history of Crete goes back to the 7th millennium BC, preceding the ancient Minoan civilization by more than four millennia. The Minoan civilization...
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Squad 44 (section Battle of Crete (Chapter Mercury))
Operation Market Garden, Operation Overlord, the Battle of France, Battle of Crete, and the Battle of the Bulge. The game features several playable factions...
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cemeteries on Greek territory, one at Maleme on Crete containing 4,468 dead (mainly from the Battle of Crete), and another at Dionyssos-Rapendoza, containing...
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The Battle of Maleme was one of three main battles that occurred in the Battle of Crete against the Fallschirmjäger, in the Nazi German Mediterranean...
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Ohi Day (category History of modern Greece)
national flags. Schools and all places of work are closed. Kontserto gia polyvola (1967) Ohi (1969) The Battle of Crete (1970) October 28th, Time 5:30 (1975)...
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No. 8 (Guards) Commando (category Commando units and formations of the United Kingdom)
theatre of war. The commando participated in the Battle of Crete and around Tobruk before being disbanded in late 1941. After this, many of its personnel...
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any future invasion attempts: "Crete was the grave of the German parachutists." After the battle of Crete in the summer of 1941, the Royal Navy regained...
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Von Blücher brothers (redirect from Von Blücher Brothers at Crete)
paratroopers of the Luftwaffe who were killed in combat within hours of each other on 21 May 1941 during the Battle of Crete. They were the descendants of the...
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Heraklion The Battle of Heraklion was part of the Battle of Crete, fought during World War II on the Greek island of Crete between 20 and 30 May 1941....
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Balkans campaign (World War II) (category Campaigns, operations and battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom)
were evacuated to Crete, prompting one of the largest airborne attacks in the history of warfare: Operation Merkur, or the Battle of Crete. On 20 May 1941...
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2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment (category Infantry battalions of the British Army)
Site Order of Battle Heraklion, 1941 East Group German Parachute landings on Crete Battle of Crete, History Battle of Crete, detailed history of Heraklion...
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Leslie Andrew (category Graduates of the Royal College of Defence Studies)
outbreak of the Second World War, Andrew was appointed commander of the 22nd Battalion, which he led during the Battles of Greece and Crete as well as...
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Clive Hulme (category New Zealand World War II recipients of the Victoria Cross)
invasion of Greece and the subsequent Battle of Crete. From 20 to 30 May, he was heavily involved in the fighting on Crete, performing a number of actions...
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Charles Upham (category Prisoners of war held at Colditz Castle)
ranks. Upham's first Victoria Cross was awarded for his actions in the Battle of Crete in May 1941, where he displayed remarkable courage and leadership under...
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The Battle of Rethymno was part of the Battle of Crete, fought during World War II on the Greek island of Crete between 20 and 29 May 1941. Australian...
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HMS Valiant (1914) (category World War I battleships of the United Kingdom)
Retrieved 5 March 2024. "Cunningham, A. B., The Battle of Crete, Despatch to the Lord Commissioners of the Admiralty, 4 August 1941". The London Gazette...
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atrocious war crimes committed during the occupation of Crete by Axis forces in World War II. The Battle of Crete began on 20 May 1941 with a large-scale airborne...
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Cretan resistance (category Crete in World War II)
attacking German forces faced in Crete a substantial resistance from the local population. In the Battle of Crete, Cretan civilians picked off paratroopers...
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in retaliation for the participation of Cretans in the Battle of Crete which had ended with the surrender of the island two days earlier. The massacre...
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Harald Quandt (category German people of Dutch descent)
of the Indian politician Subhas Chandra Bose. Quandt served as a lieutenant in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He took part in the Battle of Crete...
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week-long event in 1939 in which an estimated 400,000 cats and dogs, a quarter of England's pet population, were killed so that food used for animals could...
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Heraklion (redirect from Capital city of crete)
capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in Greece with a municipal population of 179,302...
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The Battle of Peleliu, codenamed Operation Stalemate II by the US military, was fought between the United States and Japan during the Mariana and Palau...
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John Pendlebury (category Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge)
summarily executed by German troops during the Battle of Crete. John Pendlebury was born in London, the eldest son of Herbert Stringfellow Pendlebury, a London...
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0559°E / 35.4819; 24.0559 The Battle of 42nd Street (27 May 1941) was fought during World War II on the Greek island of Crete. On 20 May, Nazi Germany launched...
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veteran of the Siege of Tobruk was Bernard Papánek [cs] (1920–2021). Robinson, a New Zealander, was the last surviving veteran of the Battle of Crete from...
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