Battle for Crete Movie May 20 1941 Operation Mercury

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GET YOUR DVD AT CRETE1941.COM TODAY AND HELP SAVE OUR HISTORY! Chicago Tribune, "Stirring documentary... You'll film." Sacramento Bee, "A courageous story espionage sabotage Nazis." The National Post (Canada), "Heroes fight Greeks... An amazing story." The National Herald, "Amazing film... ." Product Description - ENGLISH & GREEK MULTI-LANGUAGE EDITION - INCLUDES HISTORICAL ARCHIVE OF OVER 500 PHOTOS - REGION-FREE DVD PLAYABLE WORLDWIDE On May 20, 1941, thousands elite Nazi paratroopers assaulted island Crete. It beginning Battle Crete-- largest Nazi airborne operation World War II. They expected control island days; , needed occupy Paris week France surrendered. What hadn' expected men, women, children Crete fight dying breath. Together hundreds stranded soldiers England, Australia, New Zealand, handful British special operations commandos parachuted , Cretan resistance dealt Nazi Germany crippling defeats entire war. They kidnap German commandant Crete, General Kreipe-- famous operation masterminded led British Special Operations officer Patrick Leigh Fermor. It successful kidnapping German general war. With dramatic -creations 20 veterans <>...</>