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The Battle of Crete ( German: Luftlandeschlacht um Kreta, Greek: Μάχη της Κρήτης ), codenamed Operation Mercury ( German: Unternehmen Merkur ), was a major Axis airborne and amphibious operation during World War II to capture the island of Crete. It began on the morning of 20 May 1941, with multiple German airborne landings on Crete.
Lt. Col. Ian R. Campbell. 620 personnel; Rethymno; Campbell commanded all Allied forces in the Rethymno area. 2/11th Australian Infantry Battalion. Lt. Col. Ray Sandover. 650 personnel; Rethymno. 2/7th Australian Infantry Battalion. Lt. Col. Theo Walker (par. 21) About 550 personnel. Based at Heraklion; redeployed to Maleme and saw action in ...
The Battle of Kreta occurred in 1009 near the village of Kreta to the east of Thessaloníki. Since the fall of the Bulgarian capital Preslav to the Byzantines in 971, there was a constant state of war between the two Empires. From 976, the Bulgarian noble and later Emperor Samuel successfully fought against the Byzantines but, from the ...
Monument to the Battle of Crete in Sfakia with the flags of Greece, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. The military history of Greece during World War II began on 28 October 1940, when the Italian Army invaded Greece from Albania, beginning the Greco-Italian War.
The Massacre of Kondomari ( Greek: Σφαγή στο Κοντομαρί) was the execution of male civilians from the village of Kondomari in Crete by an ad hoc firing squad consisting of German paratroopers on 2 June 1941 during World War II. [ 2][ 3] The shooting was the first of a series of reprisals in Crete. It was orchestrated by ...
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. British, Australian and Greek forces of 14th Infantry Brigade, commanded by Brigadier Brian Chappel, defended Heraklion port and airfield against a German paratrooper attack by the 1st Parachute Regiment of the 7th Air Division, commanded by Colonel Bruno ...
The Siege of Candia (now Heraklion, Crete) was a military conflict in which Ottoman forces besieged the Venetian-ruled capital city of the Kingdom of Candia. [ 4] Lasting from 1648 to 1669, or a total of 21 years, it is the second-longest siege in history after the siege of Ceuta. It ended with an Ottoman victory, but the effort and cost of the ...
Maleme is best known as a landing site for German paratroopers invading Crete in 1941, at the start of the Battle of Crete ( Operation Mercury) during World War II. The paratroopers captured the airstrip, which was located just outside the town.