Battle of Crete veteran Charles Clemett and Crete sailor Stafnos Spartalis stood side by side today as they laid a wreath in memory of the New Zealanders and Cretans who lost their lives 70 years ago ...
Over the course of 11 days in May of 1941, the beautiful Greek island of Crete was the scene of a fascinating battle between ...
The 76th anniversary of the Battle for Crete will be marked at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park at Wellington on Saturday 20 May. The ceremony will begin at 4:30pm with a karanga followed by the ...
Captain (then Sergeant) Reg Saunders (centre) and troops on leave from New Guinea in 1943.(AWM 057894) In May 1941, 6,500 Australian troops took part in the desperate and ultimately doomed defence of ...
A ceremony was held at the Cenotaph in Hobart yesterday to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Crete. Australian, New Zealand and British troops were sent to defend the Mediterranean ...
The Fortress of Bir Hakeim served as one of the most important strongholds of the Free French Army against General Erwin Rommel’s Panzerarmee Afrika. In May 1942 around 3700 soldiers of the 1st Free ...
Liam Mason-Webb (left) and main reef bearer, battle veteran Brant Robinson of Whangamata, joined about 50 others to commemorate the Battle of Crete at the Mount RSA yesterday. Photo / George Novak ...
More than 50 British and Australian warships were caught up in the maelstrom of Crete. The following ships all lost men during the battle. Battleships Warspite (damaged) — 19 dead, 24 missing, 69 ...
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