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- Military Film Report: On the German invasion of Crete during World War II and its eventual fall in ten days. Emphasizes the German victory over British, New Zealander and Australian forces rested in superior air power. Animated maps and live-action photography show direction of invasion, course of battles and Allied retreat. Presents complete tactical picture, describes defenses of major Cretan cities and includes scenes of German troops, topography of Crete, dive bombing, parachute jumping, ground fighting, convoys, air attack on retreating troops and the British evacuation.
National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 40112, LI 226-B-6034 - CRETE - Joint Chiefs of Staff. Office of Strategic Services. Field Photographic Branch. (01/04/1943 - 10/01/1945).
Not sure when this footage was entered, so surprised my comment is the first. My Grandad died in this campaign, he was in the Northumberland Hussars, my hero, God rest his soul. Lest we forget 🇬🇧🇬🇧♥️♥️ x
A British tactical defeat
And
A Strategic Victory For the Allies =
the definitive wing-clipping of the nazi para division.
A nazi spectacular Pyrrhic victory
And
A Staggering Strategic defeat for Hitler =
NO para division to jump on Malta.
Wavell inspected the Island's defence prior to attack - as he did for Singapore...
Crete was the first step of the anti-fascist people's victory!
You realize the soviets were responsible for more deaths than nazi germany right? That Stalin was a psychopathic dictator? You should be ashamed of yourself wearing that despotic imagery, you’re really not much better than someone LARPing as a nazi.
@@HieronymousLex Here comes the delusional westerner "red scare" brainwashed idiot, lecturing people who resisted the n@zis. Your grandpa observed the war from his radio/TV, my grandpa killed n@zis, we are not the same.
the nazis learnt they were no ubermensch