Created by 3source on 2 Sep 2009, Last Update on 2 Sep 2009

Operation Mercury - 20 May 1941

The Battle of Crete was a battle during World War II on the Greek island of Crete. The battle began on the morning of 20 May, 1941, when Nazi Germany launched an airborne invasion of Crete under the code-name Unternehmen Merkur ("Operation Mercury").

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Tags : Germany,New Zealand,Australia,Britain,Italy,Land,Naval,Aerial,Europe,Combat

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