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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

Princess Anne Honors Fallen Heroes of the Battle of Crete

Princess Anne attended a memorial service in Chania to honor the Allied forces and the Cretans during the Battle of Crete ...
Neos Kosmos

Message from Archbishop Makarios for the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Crete

Archbishop Makarios of Australia has delivered his message for the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Crete, highlighting the ...
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 ...

Unearthing the tragic sacrifice of Australia’s lost platoon

In Rethymno, on the Greek island of Crete, the beach stretches east from the old town to the suburb of Perivolia. Here, close ...

Princess Anne Wears Historic Gold Ribbon Brooch During Visit to Greece

Princess Anne traveled to Greece for the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Crete wearing her gold ribbon brooch—a ...
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Germany's Worst Airborne Disaster: The Battle of Crete | Animated History

Nimble Books, 2014. Long, Gavin. Greece, Crete and Syria. Australian War Memorial, 1953. MacDonald, C. A. The Lost Battle: Crete 1941. Papermac, 1995. Shores, Christopher, and Brian Cull. Air War for ...
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Battle of Bir Hakeim | The Axis siege and French breakout (WW2) + The Battle of Crete (1941) | First mass use of German paratroopers (Fallschirmjäger)

The Fortress of Bir Hakeim served as one of the most important strongholds of the Free French Army against General Erwin Rommel’s Panzerarmee Afrika. In May 1942 around 3700 soldiers of the 1st Free ...