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Heinrich Kreipe is captured by Allied commandos in occupied Crete.
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Heinrich Kreipe
German soldier (1895–1976)
Karl Heinrich Georg Ferdinand Kreipe was a German career soldier who served in both World War I and World War II. While leading German forces in occupied Crete in April 1944, he was abducted by British SOE officers Patrick Leigh Fermor and William Stanley Moss, with the support…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Axis occupation of Greece
1941–1945 period during World War II
The occupation of Greece by the Axis Powers began in April 1941 after Nazi Germany invaded the Kingdom of Greece in order to assist its ally, Italy, in their ongoing war that was initiated in October 1940, having encountered major strategical difficulties. Following the conquest…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)