? l'issue de Marita, de la campagne des Balkans et de la victoire allemande en Gr?ce continentale, l'?le de Cr?te, en tant que base de la RAF, constitue une grave menace pour le Reich, les champs p?trolif?res de Ploesti seraient menac?s par les bombardiers anglais. D?cision est prise, le XI. Fliegerkorps est transf?r? en Gr?ce pour une op?ration a?rotransport?e pour pr?parer l'arriv?e par mer des troupes terrestres. Les Fallschirmj?ger sautent sur la Cr?te, le 20 mai 1941, en plusieurs vagues. La bataille sera acharn?e et tr?s co?teuse pour les paras qui perdront pr?s de la moiti? de leur effectif. Victoire co?teuse pour les Allemands mais aussi pour les Britanniques, qui perdent cette base et, ? peu pr?s autant d'hommes et laissent 12 000 prisonniers.
Le coeur de ce nouvel ouvrage est constitu? par 150 photos remarquables et tr?s rares, sur plus de 300 photos et 30 profils couleurs et cartes. Un r?cit d?taill? des op?rations, accompagn? de t?moignages fera de cet album richement illustr? une r?f?rence essentielle sur une bataille devenue mythique.
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With the conclusion of Marita, the Balkan campaign and the German victory in mainland Greece, the island of Crete, as an RAF base, poses a serious threat to the Reich, the oil fields of Ploesti would be threatened by British bombers. Decision is made, the XI. Fliegerkorps is transferred to Greece for an airborne operation to prepare for the arrival by sea of ground troops. The Fallschirmj?ger jump on Crete, May 20, 1941, in several waves. The battle will be fierce and very costly for the paratroopers who will lose nearly half of their workforce. A costly victory for the Germans but also for the British, who lost this base and about as many men and left 12,000 prisoners.
The heart of this new book is made up of 150 remarkable and very rare photos, out of more than 300 photos and 30 color profiles and maps. A detailed account of the operations, accompanied by testimonies will make this richly illustrated album an essential reference on a battle that has become legendary.
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