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So he will have operated this machine in autumn 1940 over Crete
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No, no, no!!! There were no German operations by Bf 110s against Crete in 1940. Get yourself a small book on World War II, to orient yourself regarding the various events of WW2. In early 1941, the Germans had decided to attack the USSR and were slowly moving their army units eastwards. But, in the midst of this, the Yugoslav government underwent a putsch and changed from pro-German to pro-Allied. So, to protect its flank for the Soviet war, the Germans invaded Yugoslavia, then Greece (since its troops were successfully invading Italian Albania, and lastly, Crete, to prevent any Allied buildup on the island
3rd May 2007, 17:52
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