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Wikipedia: The Battle of Crete was a battle during World War II on the Greek island of Crete. It 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"). Greek and Allied forces, along with Cretan civilians, defended the island.
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![[Aftermath of a German air attack on Suda Bay]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Smoke_hanging_over_the_habour_in_Suda_Bay_s.jpg "Aftermath of a German air attack on Suda Bay")
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![[Captured German paratroopers under British guard]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/German_prisoners_under_British_guard_s.jpg "Captured German paratroopers under British guard")
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![[Memorial for Greek and Australian soldiers in the center of Rethymno.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Hellenic_Australian_Memorial_Rethymno_s.jpg "Memorial for Greek and Australian soldiers in the center of Rethymno.")
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