Submitted by Jason McDonald on Wed, 2014-05-28 23:34
Premiere: Sacremento, CA Film Festival 9/9/2005
Limited US Release 9/11/2005
In 1941, thousands of German paratroops dropped on to the island of Crete. After suffering horrendous casualties, they took the island, leading to yet another amphibious operation to evacuate Allied soldiers. Still, thousands of Greek, British and Commonwealth soldiers were captured.
Submitted by Jason McDonald on Tue, 2014-05-20 20:25
The collapse of Greek resistance on the mainland and the evacuation of British Commonwealth forces left Cretan Commander New Zealand General Bernard C. Freyberg with the knowledge that the island would be the next logical strategic target.