After The Battle  |  Issue 47
OPERATION 'MERKUR', THE GERMAN INVASION OF CRETE - Jean Paul Pallud's detailed account covers the First Wave, The Second Wave, The Failure of the Seaborne Reinforcement, The Deciding Phase, The Pursuit Eastwards, The Evacuation, Crete Today. It Happened Here - The Kidnapping of General Kreipe - The successful capture of the German Commander on Crete in April, 1944. Readers' Investigations - The Granville Raid - The surprise attack by German Naval Forces on the American-held French port in February, 1945 detailed by Michael Ginns.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in After The Battle Issue 47.