Smoke rises from an airfield during the Battle of Crete in World War II. German troops advance on rugged terrain in Crete away from airfield after landing in troop carrier planes. A German Luftwaffe aircraft takes off from the captured Maleme airfield, west of Chania.
German troops capture Greek and Allied soldiers during the Battle of Crete in World War II. A German soldier with a bicycle guards a line of Allied prisoners. Faces of Greek and British prisoners. German airplanes and troops at the Maleme airfield Captured British soldiers raise their hands as they surrender near a bridge. A deep gorge or channel in Crete with destroyed bridge in water. German soldier driving a vehicle. Driver’s view of a mountainous road in Crete. German Army vehicles driving on the road, passing by tanks and destroyed trucks.
Map of Crete showing its distance to Athens (Greece), Tobruk (Libya), Alexandria (Egypt) and Beirut (Lebanon) during World War II. Luftwaffe Junkers Ju-52 aircraft parked on an airfield (likely Maleme airfield). German military officer points to the area near Chania on a map of Crete during a meeting with troops. German officer briefing soldiers and pilots. Allied prisoners of war march in Crete. A medic applies medicine to a British soldier’s wounded hand. A German soldier points to captured British prisoners. A prisoner sits on the ground and leans on a wall near a German guard.
Men shoveling pile of coal near a factory during World War II. Pile of coal outside a factory or power plant. A locomotive train transporting coal cargo. Mass of oil derricks on oil field with pumpjack working in the foreground.
Slate reads “Geheime Kommandosache” (“secret commando operation” in English). Junkers Ju-52 transport plane tows a large German glider. Both the Junkers Ju-52 and the glider aircraft taking off .
Slate reads “Geheime Kommandosache” (“secret commando operation” in English). Flight test of Rheinmetall-Borsig Rocket Assist take off (JATO) units at the Peenemünde Army Research Center in Peenemünde-West during World War II. A Junkers Ju-52 taxiing in an open field during an afternoon test. The Junkers Ju-52 transport plane is towing a large glider.
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