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New Zealand soldiers farewelled in Athens
Members of 27 Battalion on Crete
German paratroopers during Battle for Crete
German paratroopers over Heraklion, 1941
Damaged truck during Battle for Crete
Field engineers at Battle for Crete
Troops honoured guests after Battle for Crete
Heraklion attack, Battle for Crete
German paratroops during Battle for Crete
Dead German troops by crashed glider at Crete
Dead German paratrooper, Battle for Crete
Paratroop landing area during Battle for Crete
German mountain troops at Battle for Crete
Axis destroyer at Battle for Crete
German anti-aircraft battery at Battle for Crete
Attack on hospital during Battle for Crete
Battle for Crete map
Shaving under the olive trees at Battle for Crete
Mess queue during Battle for Crete
Destroyed tank, Battle for Crete
Germans enter Galatas during Battle for Crete
Troops sheltering during Battle for Crete
German troops marching on Crete
Clearing truck of the road at Battle for Crete
Filling water bottle during Battle for Crete
Evacuation from Crete by ship
Charles Upham VC and Bar
Troops awaiting evacuation from Crete
Evacuating the wounded from Crete
Cretan shepherds
Army thank you from Battle for Crete
Marching allied POWs, Battle for Crete
Prisoners of war during Battle for Crete
Commanders confer during Battle for Crete
Map of German assault on Crete
Maleme Canea sector, May 1941
Disembarking at Suda Bay, Battle for Crete
New Zealand soldiers before the invasion of Crete
Maori Battalion at Alexandria
Soldiers resting, Battle for Crete
Soldiers en route for Egypt
Dive bomber attack during Battle for Crete
German paratroopers descending, Battle for Crete
New Zealand 5th Field Ambulance on Crete
Relaxing at the beach during Battle for Crete
YMCA van at Battle for Crete
German paratrooper on Crete
POWs being moved from Greece to Germany
Crete newspaper
On HMS Phoebe after Crete evacuation
Maori Battalion in Egypt
Paratroopers at 2000 Battle for Crete re-enactment
Flag raising ceremony on Crete, 2001
Major John Plimmer's grave on Crete
Veterans at the 2000 Battle for Crete ceremony
Suda Bay cemetery, Crete
Suda Bay cemetery on Crete
Two veterans at 2001 commemorations, Battle for Crete
German Crete veteran, 2001
Captain Kendall Langston at Suda Bay cemetery
Playing The Last Post at Crete, 2001
NZ Defence Force Guard at Crete, 2001
PM Helen Clark planting rose at Crete, 2001
German war cemetery at Crete
Wreath laying at Crete, 2001
Map of Greece/Crete 1941
Haddon Donald describes defending Maleme airfield, Crete
Crete veteran interview: Allan Robinson
Crete veteran describes transporting ammunition
Crete veteran describes shooting at German gliders
Crete veteran describes his experiences
Crete veteran describes repelling German attack
Interview: Denis Sampson describes the Battle for Crete
