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The Battle of Crete (German: Luftlandeschlacht um Kreta; Greek: Μάχη της Κρήτης) was 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.

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  • The Battle of Crete (German: Luftlandeschlacht um Kreta; Greek: Μάχη της Κρήτης) was 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.
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  • Battle of Crete
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  • unknown wounded
  • 17,479 captured
  • 4,123 dead
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  • AxisPyrrhic victory
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  • 2,700
  • 500 transports
  • Total:
  • United Kingdom:
  • 11,451
  • 14,000paratroopers
  • 15,000
  • 15,000mountain troopers
  • 150 dive bombers
  • 180 fighters
  • 280 bombers
  • 40,000–61,800 (10,000 without fighting capacity)
  • 6,700
  • 7,100
  • 80 troop gliders
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