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Leenke said:
** translation of describtion ** Second World War. Airplanes and parachutes flying above Crete. Greece, Crete, 1941
spotless oven said:
German paratroopers jumping from JU 52 cargoplanes
Phanatic said:
Most of whom ended up casualties. This attack so devastated the German paratroop units that they were never again employed in mass jumps.
Dietmar Heinz said:
Zweiter Weltkrieg. Flugzeuge und Fallschirme über Kreta. Griechenland, Kreta, 1941.
oximois said:
Seconde Guerre mondiale. Avions et parachutistes allemands au-dessus de la Crète. Grèce, Crète, 1941.

Leenke said:
** translation of describtion ** Second World War. Frontline in Greece, 1941.
spotless oven said:
A bunker of the so-called Metaxas line

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Leenke said:
** translation of describtion ** Second World War. A group of (German) soldiers has found a temporary restingplace at an olive-orchard. In the front a machinegun. Greece, Crete, 1941.
Chris M.72 said:
The soldiers are German paratroopers, since the white canisters are airborne containers. These containers carried weapons, ammo and other supplies. The weapons in the front are (obsolete) anti-tank rifles.
spotless oven said:
The use of these containers often led into unnecessary losses, as the paras only carried small weapons - usually pistols - and little amounts of ammo on their body, when they jumped from the plane. If they didn´t find the containers or were unable to reach them because of enemy fire, they weren´t able to fight for long.
vanhonkd said:
i believe that that olive orchard is near where the nz troops on crete had their main concerntration, as have seen a very similar background to pictures of the kiwi troops.
Chris Harrison said:
there are millions of olive groves in Crete and they all look like this!