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Τρίτη 5 Ιανουαρίου 2016

Frontpage history: The nazi invasion of Crete, May 1941, as reported by the NY Times


The dramatic events of the nazi invasion of Crete, which started in the morning of May 20, 1941, unfolded quicker than the... censor's scissors and the New York Times report on the British retreat and the nazis' foothold on the greek island.


USA were still officially "neutral", as the Pearl Harbor attack by the Japanese, which caused the United States to enter the War, only happened several months after the Battle of Crete, in December 1941

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