As German paratroopers fought to secure a foothold on Crete, Allied forces launched urgent counterattacks to regain lost ground. Around the vital Maleme airfield, New Zealand and British units tried ...

In May 1941, Nazi Germany launched its first major airborne invasion, targeting the strategic island of Crete. As thousands ...

A former schoolteacher armed with a radio and a force of Solomon Islander scouts became one of World War II's most legendary ...

Mission-Emden. Took off from RAF Stradishall at 2359 hrs. Lost without trace. Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Helmut Woltersdorf of the 4./NJG 1, who was flying Do 215 B-5 G9+OM from ...