Battle of Crete

1941 battle during WWII on the Greek island of Crete

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1941 — 1941 battle, Battle of Rethymno, Balkans Campaign, Greece, 

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1940-07-19T00:00:00Z

Battle of Cape Spada

1941-06-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Crete

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A crashed looking german plane near an soldier.

Australian sign at Forty Second Street on Crete 1941 (AWM P03731 001)

Bundesarchiv Bild 141-0823, Kreta, deutscher Posten

Bundesarchiv Bild 141-0840, Kreta, bei Chanea, Gefechtsstand

Bundesarchiv Bild 141-0848, Kreta, Soldatengräber

Bundesarchiv Bild 141-0853, Kreta, Abwurf eines 3,7 cm Pak-Geschützes

Bundesarchiv Bild 141-0864, Kreta, Landung von Fallschirmjägern

Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1980-090-34, Kreta, Soldaten beim Verlassen einer Ju 52

Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1981-159-22, Luftlandetruppen in Transportfluzeug

Bundesarchiv Bild 146-2005-0021, Kreta, Ausladen eines Motorrads mit Beiwagen

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L19017, Gebirgsjäger vor dem Start nach Kreta

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L19019, Kreta, Kurze Ruhepause der Fallschirmjäger

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L19034, Kreta, Fallschirmjägern an Schirmen

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L19105, Kreta, Landung der Fallschirmjäger

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L19113, Kreta, kriegsgefangene britische Soldaten

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L22010, Kreta, Fallschirmjäger am Schirm

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L23914, Kreta, Fallschirmjäger erklimmen Hügel

Czterech oficerów niemieckich z jednostki na Krecie podczas odpoczynku (2-505)

FallschirmKreta

Gen. Kurt Student podczas narady z żołnierzami na Krecie (2-504)

Junkers Ju 52 of I./KG.z.b.V. 1 with group emblem "Chess knight". The Ju 52 (right) coded '1Z+AA' is the Wing commanders aircraft of KG.z.b.V. 1 Oberst Fritz Morzik.

Pictures For Illustrating Ritchie Ii Book. November and December 1942, Alexandria, Pictures of Paintings by Lieutenant Commander R Langmaid, Rn, Official Fleet Artist. These Pictures Are For Illustrating a Nava A13642

Royal Marines escaping the Battle of Crete land in Egypt in 1941

The Battle For Crete, 20 - 31 May 1941 E3020E

• Return from Crete (1941).webm (Wikimedia)

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
link	NavWeaps article@				Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Cape Spada	1940	naval battle		Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Crete	1941	battle		Wikidata
image	A crashed looking german plane near an soldier.				Wikimedia
image	Australian sign at Forty Second Street on Crete 1941 (AWM P03731 001)				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 141-0823, Kreta, deutscher Posten				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 141-0840, Kreta, bei Chanea, Gefechtsstand				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 141-0848, Kreta, Soldatengräber				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 141-0853, Kreta, Abwurf eines 3,7 cm Pak-Geschützes				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 141-0864, Kreta, Landung von Fallschirmjägern				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1980-090-34, Kreta, Soldaten beim Verlassen einer Ju 52				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1981-159-22, Luftlandetruppen in Transportfluzeug				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 146-2005-0021, Kreta, Ausladen eines Motorrads mit Beiwagen				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L19017, Gebirgsjäger vor dem Start nach Kreta				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L19019, Kreta, Kurze Ruhepause der Fallschirmjäger				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L19034, Kreta, Fallschirmjägern an Schirmen				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L19105, Kreta, Landung der Fallschirmjäger				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L19113, Kreta, kriegsgefangene britische Soldaten				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L22010, Kreta, Fallschirmjäger am Schirm				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L23914, Kreta, Fallschirmjäger erklimmen Hügel				Wikimedia
image	Czterech oficerów niemieckich z jednostki na Krecie podczas odpoczynku (2-505)				Wikimedia
image	FallschirmKreta				Wikimedia
image	Gen. Kurt Student podczas narady z żołnierzami na Krecie (2-504)				Wikimedia
image	Junkers Ju 52 of I./KG.z.b.V. 1 with group emblem "Chess knight". The Ju 52 (right) coded '1Z+AA' is the Wing commanders aircraft of KG.z.b.V. 1 Oberst Fritz Morzik.				Wikimedia
image	Pictures For Illustrating Ritchie Ii Book. November and December 1942, Alexandria, Pictures of Paintings by Lieutenant Commander R Langmaid, Rn, Official Fleet Artist. These Pictures Are For Illustrating a Nava A13642				Wikimedia
image	Royal Marines escaping the Battle of Crete land in Egypt in 1941				Wikimedia
image	The Battle For Crete, 20 - 31 May 1941 E3020E				Wikimedia
video	Return from Crete (1941).webm				Wikimedia