The German invasion of Crete in May 1941 was the first major invasion led by paratroopers. It was a costly victory for the Germans, which led Hitler to dismiss such operations in the future. But the ...
In May 1941, Nazi Germany launched its first major airborne invasion, targeting the strategic island of Crete. As thousands of paratroopers descended on the western coast, Allied forces scrambled to ...
Early on May 20, 1941, thousands of German paratroopers, known as Fallschirmjägers, in hundreds of transport planes and gliders were preparing to assault the Greek island of Crete. It was the first ...
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