As German paratroopers seized Maleme airfield, the battle for Crete had only just begun. Across the island, fierce fighting erupted at Heraklion, Galatas, and Rethymno. Allied forces, local Cretans, ...

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As German paratroopers fought to secure a foothold on Crete, Allied forces launched urgent counterattacks to regain lost ground. Around the vital Maleme airfield, New Zealand and British units tried ...

Maleme airfield May 20,1941 Although the Fleet Air Arm airfield, with its aircraft and some of its FAA personnel, at Maleme,Crete had been turned over to the Royal Air Force on May 1,1941, the base ...

Allied troops won the Battle of Crete on the first day; New Zealand commanders lost it on the second, particularly by failing to hold Maleme airfield, through which German troops then poured onto the ...

WW2 game Post Scriptum has a brand new map set in one of the lesser-known battlefields of the war: the island of Crete, which was the site of a heated showdown between Allied and Axis forces in May ...

If you fancy seeing a little of the real Crete, try a holiday here. For the past three Easters, the owners have invited previous guests to experience a Cretan Easter, visiting out of the way places in ...

SANDY THOMAS: "If we had gone in on that first night we would have won the battle.". Photo: THE PRESS Major General Sandy Thomas says poor leadership shown by Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force ...

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Maleme airfield May 20,1941 Although the Fleet Air Arm airfield, with its aircraft and some of its FAA personnel, at Maleme,Crete had been turned over to the Royal Air Force on May 1,1941, the base ...