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Crete 1941 e-bog
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Operation Mercury, the German airborne assault on the island of Crete in May 1941, was the first strategic use of airborne forces in history. The assault began on 20 May, with landings near the island's key airports, and reinforcements the next day allowed the German forces to capture one end of the runway at Maleme. By 24 May, the Germans were being reinforced by air on a huge scale and on 1 J...
E-bog
139,13 DKK
Forlag
Osprey Publishing
Udgivet
20 november 2012
Længde
96 sider
Genrer
1DFG
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781846036682
Operation Mercury, the German airborne assault on the island of Crete in May 1941, was the first strategic use of airborne forces in history. The assault began on 20 May, with landings near the island's key airports, and reinforcements the next day allowed the German forces to capture one end of the runway at Maleme. By 24 May, the Germans were being reinforced by air on a huge scale and on 1 June Crete surrendered. This book describes how desperately close the battle had been and explains how German losses so shocked the F hrer that he never again authorised a major airborne operation.