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Church on Hill 'C' above the village of Perivolia, Crete
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Maker: Dargie, William
The scene of heavy fighting between the German paratroops and 2/11th Australian Infantry Battalion supported by Greek troops during the invasion of Crete by the Axis forces in May 1941.ART24054
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Clay-pits near the air strip, Iraklion
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Maker: Dargie, William
The town of Iraklion is described in the Official War History as Heraklion. This was a site of heavy fighting against German paratroops in May 1941.ART24051
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Refuge point and Hill "A"
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Maker: Dargie, William
Seen from 2/1st Australian Infantry Battalion positions on the spur overlooking the airstrip at Retimo, where heavy fighting took place in May 1941 when German paratroops landed here and had heavy cas...ART24053
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View of Hill 'C' and church
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Maker: Dargie, William
Both the Hill and the church figured prominently in the bitter fighting in this area, between the defending Allied forces and the Germans who invaded the Island of Crete by paratroops and the air-born...ART23865