'Operation Mercury' - The Battle of Crete poster

Basic Info

First Air: May 19, 2021

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 4

Last Episode

Name: Occupation and Resistance

Season: 1, Episode: 4

Air Date: 2021-05-22

Runtime: 50 min

The German victory in Crete was followed by a bloodbath - 1,300 Cretans lost their lives only the summer of 1941. During the Occupation, which was the longest in Greece, the destructions, as well as the resistance continued.

'Operation Mercury' - The Battle of Crete

2021 1 seasons 4 episodes

Overview

20/5/1941. Under the code name 'Operation Mercury', Germany begins the airborne invasion of Crete. But the Nazis' estimations for an easy victory prove wrong. A throwback to the legendary Battle of Crete.