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2. German invasion of Greece - Wikipedia

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   Little news from Greece, but 13,000 men got away to Crete on Friday night and so there are hopes of a decent percentage of evacuation. It is a terrible anxiety... War Cabinet. Winston says "We will lose only 5,000 in Greece." We will in fact lose at least 15,000. W. is a great man, but he is more addicted to wishful thinking every day.

3. International Squadron (Cretan intervention, 1897–1898)

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   "The Admirals of the Powers in Cretan Waters" (Sketch from Black and White, 10 April 1897).. As early as May 1896, the British battleship HMS Hood and a French gunboat had arrived in Cretan waters to protect their countries′ interests and citizens in the face of unrest on Crete, [4] and when major rioting broke out in Candia (now Heraklion) on 6 February 1897, men from the British warship on ...

4. Burnings of Kali Sykia - Wikipedia

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   Crete had fallen to the Germans after a fierce, ten-day battle in May 1941. Soon after, resistance groups were formed by the Cretans and began to harass the German forces till the end of the war. In response to the resistance activities, the Germans formed the Jagdkommando Schubert, a paramilitary force led by Sdf. Fritz Schubert, whose aim was ...

5. Cretan State - Wikipedia

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   The autonomous Cretan State, under Ottoman suzerainty, garrisoned by an international military force, and with its high commissioner provided by Greece, was founded when Prince George of Greece and Denmark arrived to take office as the first high commissioner (Greek: Ὕπατος Ἁρμοστής, Hýpatos Harmostēs), effectively detaching ...

6. Greece conducts quake drill on tourist island of Crete - AOL

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   CRETE, Greece (Reuters) - "Exercise, exercise, exercise", read an emergency text message which alerted people on the island of Crete of a mock earthquake measuring 7.2 off the city of Heraklion.

7. Cretan Revolt (1897–1898) - Wikipedia

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   On March 15 the European powers sent Greece their proposal for autonomy for the island. The Greek Government, driven by public opinion, categorically rejected this solution. On March 20, the European powers declared the autonomy of Crete, placed under the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire and, with their fleets, blockaded the island from the 21st.