Documentary

'Operation Mercury' - The Battle of Crete

20/5/1941. Under the code name 'Operation Mercury', Germany begins the airborne invasion of Crete. But the Nazis' estimations for an easy victory prove wrong. A throwback to the legendary Battle of Crete.

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Status

Ended

Original Name

Η Μάχη της Κρήτης

First Air Date

May 19, 2021

Last Air Date

May 22, 2021

Seasons

1

Episodes

4

Language

Greek

Production Companies

Cosmote TVIndigo View

Networks

Cosmote TV

S01E04

Occupation and Resistance

The German victory in Crete was followed by a bloodbath - 1,300 Cretans lost their lives only the summer of 1941. During the Occupation, which was the longest in Greece, the destructions, as well as the resistance continued.

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