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German paratroops on Crete
German paratroops move cautiously over an embankment during the Battle for Crete, May 1941.
Paratroops heading for France on D-Day
Paratroops and crew wait to board their plane for France on the eve of D-Day.
Paratroop landing re-enactment on Crete, 2001
Greek Army paratroops re-enact the German landings on Maleme airfield, 20 May 2001
German paratroops over Heraklion
German transport planes drop paratroops over Heraklion during the Battle for Crete, 20 May 1941.
Paratroop landing area near Galatas
Two soldiers from 18th Battalion at a German paratroop landing site between Galatas and Canea.
Dead German paratrooper on Crete
A New Zealand soldier stands over the burnt remains of a German paratrooper who was killed in fighting near the 7th (British) General Hospital, west of Canea.
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