1941
Luftflotte
Orders Operation Luftflotte to capture Crete by airbourne assault
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Crete in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Orders Operation Luftflotte to capture Crete by airbourne assault
Hitler issues a directive to capture Crete
Germany launches an invasion of Crete, 23,000 men & 600 aircraft attack Crete
The German attack on Crete begins
Britain decides to evacuate Crete
Crete is captured by the German forces
Takes Crete from the British with an airbourne assault
Germany captues Crete
The British evacuation of Crete is completed
Provenance
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