Crete, 20 May 1941: the first campaign-sized airborne assault is launched.
Many books have been written about this famous invasion, with the emphasis mainly on the battles for Maleme and Chania.
The Battle for Heraklion - an epic struggle - remained largely forgotten and widely unstudied.
Yet the desperate fight for Heraklion had everything: street-fighting in the town; heroic attacks against well-fortified positions and medieval walls; heavy losses on all sides; and tragic stories involving fam.
| 1941 | The first campaignsized airborne assault is launched |
|---|---|
| Heraklion had everything | Streetfighting in the town |
Helion & Company Crete. the battle for heraklion 1941: the campaign revealed through allied and axis accounts, paperback/yannis prekatsounakis
