German paratrooper on Junkers troop carrier before takeoff for the invasion of Crete

Junkers troop carrying aircraft waiting for the invasion of Crete

Wrecked German aerial troop carrier during the invasion of Crete

German troops preparing to embark on troop carriers for the invasion of Crete

German troops waiting to embark on troop carriers for the invasion of Crete

World War II German paratroopers waiting to embark on aeroplanes for the invasion of Crete

World War II German paratroopers waiting to board aeroplanes for the invasion of Crete

Aerial view over Crete, Greece, during World War 2, showing a German troop carrier on fire

German Junkers Ju-52 aircraft dropping paratroopers in Crete during World War II

German Junkers Ju-52 aircraft dropping paratroopers in Crete, Greece, during World War 2

Captured film showing axis destroyers en route southwards for the invasion of Crete

German paratroopers about to leave for Crete

German parachutist on Crete during World War II

German paratrooper descending on Crete during World War 2

German paratroopers descending on Crete during World War 2

German paratroopers descending on Crete during World War 2

Paratroopers landing at Iraklion on the island of Crete during World War II

Scene on Alexandria wharf after the evacuation of Crete

A town in Manchuria just before the arrival of the plague and the Japanese invasion of 1931. Drawi...

German parachutists attacking near Galatos, Crete, during World War II

A UNITED STATES BATTLESHIP FIRES A HEAVY BROADSIDE AT JAPANESE INSTALLATIONS ON OKINAWA BEFORE THE INVASION ...

Members of the Maori Battalion at Amariya on their return from Crete

YMCA secretaries photographed on Crete prior to the blitz

Captured film showing axis destroyers en route southwards for attack on Crete

Troops behind bamboo and oats which were used for protection, on Crete