Word: crete
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Axis submarines controlled the sea between Crete and Greece during the whole battle...
...British edition of the Gallup poll showed last week that 86% of the British approved of Winston Churchill as Prime Minister. In March 88% had approved, and the months between had seen damaging blows to his prestige-the Balkan campaign, the loss of Crete. As far as British popular sentiment went, the vote indicated that the Prime Minister's personal prestige would probably survive another defeat-provided it was not due to gross incompetence...
...retreat from Crete was something more than a military massacre. It had some of its roots in the management of the home industrial front. . . . Our efforts shall not be brought to naught by a group of incompetents. . . . There are men in Britain who think patriotism is another name for profit and democracy a synonym for dividends. . . . There will be more Cretes unless changes are made in this country...
...battle of Crete, won in 12 furious days by the Nazis, was notable for all but one of these reasons: 1. The British Fleet suffered heavy losses...
...about 360,000 tons. This would make May the best month since February (March sinkings 487,000 tons, April's 489,000 tons). Just as some of April's sinkings were losses in the evacuation from Greece, some of May's were in the evacuation from Crete...