The village of Sphakia, situated on the southern coast of Crete. Sfakia Cove, visible in the ...

Accession Number P04067.005
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Maker Unknown
Place made Greece: Crete, Sfakia
Date made 1941
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

The village of Sphakia, situated on the southern coast of Crete. Sfakia Cove, visible in the midground, was the site of the Allied withdrawal from Crete over four nights, beginning on 28 May, 1941. Over 12,000 Allied troops were evacuated in a series of naval convoys, some of which sustained damage from German aerial attacks, to Alexandria.

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