Battle of Heraklion
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File:German paras and burning Ju 52 near Heraklion 1941.jpg
A stick of German paratroopers exiting from a Junkers Ju 52 transport aircraft near the town of Heraklion during the German airborne assault on the north coast of Crete. A second Ju 52 is burning and trailing smoke, after being hit by allied ground fire.
The Battle of Heraklion was a battle during World War II on the Greek island of Crete.[1] It began on the morning of 20 May 1941, when Nazi Germany launched an airborne invasion of Crete under the codename Unternehmen Merkur ("Operation Mercury"). British, Australian and Greek forces defended the Heraklion port and airfield.
Heraklion was defended by the British 14th Infantry Brigade, augmented by the Australian 2/4th Battalion with attached 2/3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment and the Greek 3rd, 7th and Garrison Battalions.
References
- ↑ http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/records/awmohww2/army/vol2/awmohww2-army-vol2-ch13.pdf Chapter 13 - Heraklion
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