Battle of 42nd Street

The Battle of 42nd Street was fought during World War II on the Greek island of Crete between an attacking Anzac force and fleeing German troops. On 20 May, Nazi Germany launched an airborne invasion of Crete. A week later, after the British and Commonwealth forces defending the island had been forced to withdraw towards Chania, a force of several understrength Australian and New Zealand infantry battalions established a defensive line along 42nd Street south-east of Chania, forming a rearguard for the withdrawing troops. On 27 May, as a German battalion advanced towards the road, the Anzac defenders carried out a bayonet charge that inflicted heavy casualties on the German attackers, which forced them to withdraw and briefly halted the German advance. Afterwards, the Anzac troops kept retreating towards the coast.

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1941 Battle of 42nd Street

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1645 Siege of Thodorou

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1645 Siege of Chania

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1646 Battle of Chania

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1660 Siege of Chania

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1692 Siege of Chania

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1715-09-22T00:00:00Z

1715 Siege of Souda

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1895 — 1896 Siege of Vamos

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1897-02-18T00:00:00Z

1897 Battle of Voukolies

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1938 1938 Greek coup d'état attempt

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1941 Battle of Crete

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1898	Cretan State		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Malaxa	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1645	Siege of Thodorou	Republic of Venice, Ottoman Empire, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1645	Siege of Chania	Ottoman Empire, Republic of Venice, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Papal States, Kingdom of Naples, Knights Hospitaller, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1646	Battle of Chania	Republic of Venice, Ottoman Empire, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1660	Siege of Chania	Ottoman Empire, Republic of Venice, Kingdom of France, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Papal States, Knights Hospitaller, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1692	Siege of Chania	Republic of Venice, Ottoman Empire, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Papal States, Knights Hospitaller, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1715	Siege of Souda	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1895	Siege of Vamos	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1897	Battle of Voukolies	Ottoman Empire, battle, Kingdom of Greece	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1938	1938 Greek coup d'état attempt	attempted coup d'état	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Battle of Crete	United Kingdom, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Battle of 42nd Street	battle	Wikidata
site	fort		Aptera Fortress	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Firka Fortress	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Fortress of Askyfou	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fortress of Rocca	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Souda Fortress	fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Thodorou Forts	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1869	Fortress of Agia Roumeli	fort, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort	1872	Izzeddin Fortress	fortress	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	War Museum of Chania	military museum	Wikidata