Parachutes Over Crete: Heraklion visible looking at the naval building

looking at the naval building programs of Russia as well as Sweden and Germany

complicating the Red Army’s efforts

It is and it isn’t alternative history: the battles never happened

cruisers and fleet destroyers

Parachutes Over Crete: Heraklion visible looking at the naval buildingGerman paratroopers landed on Crete in May 1941, hitting four drop zones defended by Australian, New Zealand and British troops, plus hastily organized Greek regiments and often the armed Cretan populace. Our Parachutes Over Crete game covers the air landings at Maleme, Prison Valley and Rethymno; this Campaign Study looks at the battle for Heraklion, the capital of Crete, defended by the British 14th Brigade. Heraklion is a Campaign Study, a short