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Retimo, Crete 1941-05-30 (1 other)

Overview:

Following the fall of Cane the race was on to capture the rest of Crete. Kampfgruppe Wittmann was assigned the task of advancing along the northern coast to relieve the beleaguered paratroopers at Retimo and Heraklion. In their path were troops of the 2/11th Battalion AIF, who were by this stage almost out of supplies. Their commander, Lt. Col. Ian Campbell, was determined to hold the approaches to Retimo airfield for one more hour to allow time for the rest of his forces to escape by whatever means possible. Following an intense and deliberate bombardment the German forces began to push their way through the Australian positions.

Defender: Australian (11th Battalion, 2nd Australian Imperial Force)  

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