The Battle of Crete (2009, Documentary)

Recounts the German airborne invasion of the Greek island of Crete in May 1941.
The Battle of Crete was the first occasion where Fallschirmjäger (German paratroops) were used en masse, the first mainly airborne invasion in military history, the first time the Allies made significant use of intelligence from decrypted German messages from the Enigma machine, and the first time German troops encountered mass resistance from a civilian population.

Narrator: Roy Ward

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