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The Battle of Heraklion was fought during World War II on the island of Crete between 20 and 29 May 1941. British, Australian and Greek forces defended Heraklion port and airfield against a German paratrooper attack. The German assault was launched without direct air support, and spread over several hours rather than simultaneously. German units dropping near Heraklion (pictured) suffered very high casualties, those dropping further away were severely hampered by Cretan partisans. The German attack failed. When it was renewed the next day it failed again. The fighting then settled into a stalemate. A convoy of German seaborne reinforcements was intercepted by a British naval squadron and scattered. The Germans concentrated on the battle for Maleme airfield, which the they won, causing the Allies to order an evacuation. Commonwealth troops were taken off by Allied warships on the night of 28/29 May; two destroyers were sunk and two cruisers badly damaged, causing many casualties. (Full article...)
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Hi Gog the Mild and anyone else interested: a draft blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits are welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 09:42, 10 May 2021 (UTC)