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Airstrip at Maleme
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Maker: Dargie, William
From the hill to the south of the 'drome'. It was here that many German troops transports were landed during the attack on Crete. Troops of the 5th New Zealand Brigade strongly defended the area and i...ART23867
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Church and village of Pigi
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Maker: Dargie, William
Pigi and the Wadi Pigi lay between the positions of the 2/1st and 2/11th Australian Infantry Battalions at the time the German paratroops made their first attack on Retimo airstrip (Crete) in 1945.ART91041
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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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Colour note for painting of khania
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Maker: Dargie, William
Colour note for painting of khania, Crete.ART23868
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Harvesting wheat near Neo Khorion, Crete
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Maker: Dargie, William
View of the town and hillside of Neo Khorion. This was a defensive position for 19th Australian Infantry Brigade immediately before evacuation.ART24068
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In village of Neo Khorion
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Maker: Dargie, William
During the German invasion of Crete in may 1941, Australian troops withdrew through this village to the evacuation beach.ART24065
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Suda Bay
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Maker: Dargie, William
Heavy fighting and bombing took place during the German attack on Crete in 1941. The sunken battleship HMS "York" is seen in the middle of the harbour, Crete.ART23871
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2/4th Battalion Position, Heraklion, Crete
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Maker: Dargie, William
Depicts a landscape view over the sea at Heraklion, Crete from the 2/4th Battalion positions, looking towards Iraklion and Alikarnissos. William Dargie was appointed official war artist in 1941, servi...ART23862
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Velvendos village
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Maker: Dargie, William
View of Velvendos village on Crete with buildings, and the lone figure of a woman on the road in foreground. Blue and grey hills in background; ice-capped hills in the distance.ART23834
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View looking S.E from 2/4th Australian Infantry Battalion positions near Alikarnassos
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Maker: Dargie, William
Showing landing areas of parachutists and glider-borne troops during the German invasion of Crete in May 1941. The landings were made in the middle distance.ART24049
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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