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Battle of Bir Hakeim | The Axis siege and French breakout (WW2) + The Battle of Crete (1941) | First mass use of German paratroopers (Fallschirmjäger)

The Fortress of Bir Hakeim served as one of the most important strongholds of the Free French Army against General Erwin Rommel’s Panzerarmee Afrika. In May 1942 around 3700 soldiers of the 1st Free ...

Survivors take up the fight against Greek bureaucracy for Battle of Crete heroes

Elderly survivors of the Battle of Crete, which involved more than 10,000 Australian and New Zealand soldiers, continue to be ...
Greek Reporter

Crete Remembers the Razing of the Village of Kandanos by the Nazis

June 3, 1941 was the day the village of Kandanos on Crete was burned to the ground and all 180 residents massacred by Nazi ...
Neos Kosmos

Australian Hellenic Memorial Foundation commemorates Battle of Crete in Melbourne

The Australian Hellenic Memorial Foundation held a wreath-laying ceremony in Melbourne on Saturday, 23 June, to commemorate the Battle of Crete and honour those who fought and sacrificed during the ...