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- Battle_of_Crete abstract "The Battle of Crete (German: Luftlandeschlacht um Kreta; Greek: Μάχη της Κρήτης) was a battle fought during World War II on the Greek island of Crete. It began on the morning of 20 May 1941, when Nazi Germany launched an airborne invasion of Crete under the code name Unternehmen Merkur (Operation Mercury). Greek and Allied forces, along with Cretan civilians, defended the island.After one day of fighting, the Germans had suffered very heavy casualties and the Allied troops were confident that they would prevail against the German invasion. The next day, through miscommunication and the failure of Allied commanders to grasp the situation, Maleme airfield in western Crete fell to the Germans, enabling them to fly in reinforcements and overwhelm the defenders. The battle lasted about 10 days.The Battle of Crete was unprecedented in three respects: it was not only the first battle where German paratroops (Fallschirmjäger) were used on a massive scale, but also the first mainly airborne invasion in military history, the first time the Allies made significant use of intelligence from the deciphered German Enigma code, and the first time invading German troops encountered mass resistance from a civilian population. Because of the heavy casualties suffered by the paratroopers, Adolf Hitler forbade further large-scale airborne operations. However, the Allies were impressed by the potential of paratroopers and started to build their own airborne formations.".
- Battle_of_Crete causalties "17,090 captured (incl. wounded)".
- Battle_of_Crete causalties "2,750 wounded".
- Battle_of_Crete causalties "23,830".
- Battle_of_Crete causalties "3,990 dead".
- Battle_of_Crete causalties "Total:".
- Battle_of_Crete commander Bernard_Freyberg,_1st_Baron_Freyberg.
- Battle_of_Crete commander Kurt_Student.
- Battle_of_Crete date "1941-05-20".
- Battle_of_Crete date "1941-06-01".
- Battle_of_Crete isPartOfMilitaryConflict Mediterranean_and_Middle_East_theatre_of_World_War_II.
- Battle_of_Crete place Battle_of_Greece.
- Battle_of_Crete place Crete.
- Battle_of_Crete result "German Pyrrhic victory".
- Battle_of_Crete strength "11,451".
- Battle_of_Crete strength "14,000 paratroopers".
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- Battle_of_Crete strength "180 fighters".
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- Battle_of_Crete strength "40,000 (10,000 without fighting capacity)".
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- Battle_of_Crete caption "German paratroopers landing on Crete".
- Battle_of_Crete casualties "17090".
- Battle_of_Crete casualties "23830".
- Battle_of_Crete casualties "2750".
- Battle_of_Crete casualties "370".
- Battle_of_Crete casualties "3990".
- Battle_of_Crete casualties "Total: 6,698".
- Battle_of_Crete casualties "Total:".
- Battle_of_Crete commander "Bernard Freyberg".
- Battle_of_Crete commander "Kurt Student".
- Battle_of_Crete conflict "Battle of Crete".
- Battle_of_Crete date "--05-20".
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- Battle_of_Crete partof "the Mediterranean Theatre of World War II".
- Battle_of_Crete place "Crete, Greece".
- Battle_of_Crete result "German Pyrrhic victory".
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- Battle_of_Crete strength "180".
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