Word: crete
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Blood made mud of Greek pastures last May. Out of this mud came three heroes last week, New Zealanders all. For valor in the Battles of Greece and Crete they were awarded Victoria Crosses...
...would be only suicide to attempt any "good-will" invasion, for the German sir forces would know of the proposed attack, and rush more troops and planes to the scene before the British ships had hardly left their home ports. The troop landing would only provide another Dunkirk or Crete, and destroy any optimism now existing in Hitler's enemies...
...Germans attacked Crimea last week believing it was another Crete, they had a second guess coming...
...battle was still undecided. The Russians were cocky. They said they had sunk many naval landing parties. On the Crimean Peninsular, said a spokesman in faraway Moscow, "there is not a single German soldier in a position to fight." As in the first two days of the attack on Crete, German losses exceeded German gains. But, as in Crete, the Germans kept attacking...
...they prevailed, they would have a short cut to the Caucasus. They would also have more experience in the sort of assault which makes no distinctions between a Crete, a Crimea and a Britain...