262: Crete Pt. 7 - Another Defeat; Another Victory
History of the Second World War

262: Crete Pt. 7 - Another Defeat; Another Victory

B2Upper-intermediateJune 17, 202625 min

The evacuation from Crete reaches its final stage as British, Commonwealth, and Greek forces try to escape through Sphakia while others are left behind at Rethymno and across the island. This episode follows the difficult choices made by commanders and naval crews, the losses suffered by the Royal Navy, the surrender and occupation that followed, and the way the defeat shaped later judgments of Freyberg, Churchill, and the battle itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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