Events across Australia and New Zealand will mark the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Crete, as a Greek military delegation ...

In May 1941, Germany launched the Battle of Crete, the largest airborne assault the world had ever seen. Thousands of ...

Greek community leaders and Cretan organisations across Australia have marked the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Crete ...

Princess Anne will undertake an official visit to Greece on May 22 to participate in ceremonies for the anniversary of the ...

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In the centre of a sweltering, cavernous hall, rows of men sit in silence with nothing to occupy them but the wait. Signs from an old tourist fair propped up behind them urge visitors to "Explore the ...

In Rethymno, on the Greek island of Crete, the beach stretches east from the old town to the suburb of Perivolia. Here, close ...

20/5/1941. Under the code name 'Operation Mercury', Germany begins the airborne invasion of Crete. But the Nazis' estimations for an easy victory prove wrong. A throwback to the legendary Battle of ...

“After twelve days of what has undoubtedly been the fiercest fighting in this war, it was decided to withdraw our forces from Crete. . . . Some 15,000 [of our] troops have been withdrawn to Egypt but ...