'Operation Mercury' - The Battle of Crete

Name: 'Operation Mercury' - The Battle of Crete
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 50 min
Rating: 4

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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Created By

Victoria Vellopoulou

Status

Ended

Original Name

Η Μάχη της Κρήτης

First Air Date

May 19, 2021

Last Air Date

May 22, 2021

Seasons

Episodes

Language

Greek

Production Companies

Cosmote TV Indigo 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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