Operation Mercury: The Battle of Crete
Operation Mercury: The Battle of Crete
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(March 17, 2023) This week, 80 years ago, the Allied Eighth Army’s XXX Corps, commanded by Lt.-Gen. Oliver Leese, assaulted the Mareth Line, in Tunisia, which was defended by Gen.
MANY of the fans passing through the turnstiles at Celtic Park on a Saturday afternoon would not have given a second glance to the unassuming gent…
Photographs of New Zealand military personnel serving in North Africa and the Pacific during World War 2, 1939-1945, taken by various photographers...
German paratroops, part of the German airborne invasion of Crete, parachuting onto the village of Suda. Sunken British shipping can be seen in Suda Bay and a burning Junkers JU52 is flying across Suda Bay toward the Akrotiri Peninsula. Photo: AWM 17 May 2021 10:04am To mark the 80th Anniversary of the World War II battle, the Battle of Crete Memorial Committee in Western Australia will release its preferred design for a new memorial later in May. The memorial, to be located within the Saw Avenue precinct at Perth’s King’s Park, will commemorate the courage, sacrifice and comm...