Combat Report of FJ Assault on Crete
Combat Report of FJ Assault on Crete
A spoken item identified in the collection as a combat report of the German paratroop assault on Crete. The invasion began on 20 May 1941; that historical date is not a verified broadcast date for this recording.
1:40 · MP3 · 256 kbps
One digital audio file. No physical CD.
From Fallschirmjäger & Flieger Marches.
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Sources & research notes
New Zealand’s official history provides the battle context. The reporter, broadcast organisation, exact date and completeness of this excerpt remain unverified; the supplied title is retained.
New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
Presented for historical listening and study. Recording-session and performer credits remain unconfirmed.
Image: anonymous photograph of Luftwaffe musicians in the occupied Netherlands, 1941–1942. Rijksmuseum, NG-2007-5-216; public domain, unaltered. The photograph does not identify the performers heard here. Image source.