Operation Mercury The Battle of Crete New Zealand
Operation Mercury—the invasion of Crete by Nazi Germany—began on May 20 1941 when gliders and paratroops swooped through the dust and smoke thrown up by Luftwaffe bombs and cannon On the ground a mixed British Dominion and Greek army raised its guns to meet them Mainstay of the Allied defence where the conflict was most fierce and its outcome decided was the 2nd New Zealand