. . . . . . . . "bitter battle for the island" . "Canea" . . . . "10,258 \u2013 11,451" . . . . . . . . . . . . "Operation Mercury" . "Cretan" . . "German capture of Crete" . . "in Crete" . "Crete operations" . . . . . . . . "1,918 wounded" . "capture of Crete" . . "Battle of Crete" . "12 aircraft destroyed on ground" . "recent events" . . "Total:" . "Battle for Crete" . "invaded Crete by air" . "German airborne attack" . . "500 transports" . "airborne assault on Crete" . "Crete was thrust into the war" . . . . "evacuate the British Army from Crete in 1941" . . . "Australia:" . . . . . . . . "fall of Crete" . . . . . . . . "German assault in Crete" . . . . "3,579+ killed and missing" . "airborne attack on the island of Crete" . "6,540" . . . . "Crete 1941" . . "battle of Crete" . . . . . . . "fighting on Crete" . . . "The Battle of Crete" . . . "invade Crete" . "Galatas" . "7,702" . . . "surrendered" . "from Crete" . "42,547" . . "land troops on Crete" . "Operation Merkur" . . "18,047" . . . "150 dive bombers" . . . "1941-06-01" . . "invasion of the island" . "5,225 captured" . "'''''Merkur'''''" . . "Fall of Crete" . . . "Greece" . "the conquest" . "Merkur" . . . . . . "Nazi invaders" . . "occupation of Crete" . . . . . . . "battle" . "Axis victory" . . "German Invasion of Crete" . "German invasion of Crete" . "captured" . . "Crete in 1941" . "Middle East 1941" . . . . "Material:" . . . "campaign and evacuation of Crete" . . . . . "battle of and evacuation from Crete" . "12,254 captured" . "invaded Crete" . "German airborne assault" . "conquest of Crete" . "captured by the Germans" . "Crete" . "land on Crete" . . "21 aircraft shot down" . . "evacuation of the British Army from Crete" . "Heraklion" . . "80 troop gliders" . "Maleme airfield" . . . . . "battle on Crete" . . . "an airborne assault" . "United Kingdom:" . . "22,000 paratroopers and mountain troops" . "conquest of Crete in June" . . . "Retimo" . . "German invasion" . . . . . "Maleme Airfield" . . "German paratroopers landed" . . "Germany invaded the island" . . "Withdrawal to Sphakia" . . "the convoy was intercepted" . . . "the invasion of Crete" . . . . . . . "British Commonwealth" . . . . . "wave of reprisal massacres" . . "loss" . . "German military occupation of Crete" . "Germany" . . "180 fighters" . "landed near Sitia" . . "unsuccessful campaign" . "Germany:" . "the island of Crete" . . "attack on Crete" . . . "withdrawal from Crete" . . . . . . . . "Greece" . "544+ killed and missing" . "German occupation of Crete" . . . . . . "invasion of Crete" . . "United Kingdom" . . . . . . "attacked" . "the Battle of Crete" . . . . . . . . "12 fleet and 7 auxiliary ships sunk, 22 damaged" . . "airborne invasion" . . "assault on Crete" . "Middle East 1941\u201344" . "invasion of the Greek island of Crete" . "German conquest of Crete" . . . . "Crete worked up" . . "seize Crete" . "evacuating Allied troops from Crete" . . . . "Italy:" . . "4,000 to 6,000 killed (4,000 ground troops, 2,000 sailors)" . "the Germans in Crete" . "In the Battle of Crete" . . . . "attacked Crete" . "an invasion" . . "New Zealand:" . . . . . . "invasion forces destined for Crete" . "German attack on Crete" . . . . . "airborne invasion of Crete" . . . . . . . . "evacuation of Crete" . . "Crete campaign" . "2,700" . "operated off Crete" . . . "Axis invasion" . . . . . "Battle of Crete" . . . . . "Royal Air Force:" . "~23,000 total casualties" . "Royal Navy:" . "Maleme" . "defence of Crete" . "Germans invaded Crete" . . . . . . "their initial assault on Crete" . . . "Total:" . "Battle of Crete#20 May" . "280 bombers" . "campaign" . "in Crete during the Second World War" . . . "Greece:" . . . . . . "German landings on the island of Crete" . . . . . . "the German invasion" . "invasion" . . . . . .