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Fortress Crete, the Glossary

Fortress Crete (Festung Kreta) was the term used during World War II by the German occupation forces to refer to the garrison and fortification of Crete.^[1]

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German occupation of Greece during World War II
Military units and formations of Germany in World War II

Alexander Andrae

Alexander Andrae (27 April 1888 – 3 April 1979), whose first name is often mistakenly given as Waldemar, was a German military officer from Kösling, Upper Silesia. Fortress Crete and Alexander Andrae are Crete in World War II and German occupation of Greece during World War II.

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Angelico Carta

Angelico (Angelo) Carta (born 1886 in Riola Sardo) was an Italian military officer, best known for his actions during the Axis occupation of Crete in World War II. Fortress Crete and Angelico Carta are Crete in World War II.

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Armistice of Cassibile

The Armistice of Cassibile was an armistice that was signed on 3 September 1943 between Italy and the Allies during World War II.

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Axis powers

The Axis powers, originally called the Rome–Berlin Axis and also Rome–Berlin–Tokyo Axis, was a military coalition that initiated World War II and fought against the Allies.

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Battle of Crete

The Battle of Crete (Luftlandeschlacht um Kreta, Μάχη της Κρήτης), codenamed Operation Mercury (Unternehmen Merkur), was a major Axis airborne and amphibious operation during World War II to capture the island of Crete. Fortress Crete and Battle of Crete are Crete in World War II.

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Bruno Bräuer

Bruno Bräuer (4 February 1893 – 20 May 1947) was a general in the paratroop forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. Fortress Crete and Bruno Bräuer are Crete in World War II and German occupation of Greece during World War II.

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Carl-Erik Koehler

Carl-Erik Koehler (3 December 1895 – 8 December 1958) was a German general during World War II.

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Chania

Chania (Χανιά), also sometimes romanized as Hania, is a city in Greece and the capital of the Chania regional unit.

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Chania (regional unit)

Chania (Περιφερειακή ενότητα Χανίων), also spelled Hania, is one of the four regional units of Crete; it covers the westernmost quarter of the island.

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Colin Callander

Lieutenant-General Sir Colin Bishop Callander, (13 March 1897 – 31 May 1979) was a senior British Army officer who served as Military Secretary from 1954 to 1957.

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Consolidated B-24 Liberator

The Consolidated B-24 Liberator is an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California.

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Crete

Crete (translit, Modern:, Ancient) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica.

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Dennis Ciclitira

Dennis John Ciclitira (Διονύσης Τσικλητήρας; 11 August 1918 – 9 June 2000) was a British soldier and businessman of Greek descent. Fortress Crete and Dennis Ciclitira are Crete in World War II.

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Dodecanese

The Dodecanese (Δωδεκάνησα, Dodekánisa,; On iki Ada) are a group of 15 larger and 150 smaller Greek islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea and Eastern Mediterranean, off the coast of Turkey's Anatolia, of which 26 are inhabited.

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Eastern Front (World War II)

The Eastern Front, also known as the Great Patriotic War in the Soviet Union and its successor states, and the German–Soviet War in contemporary German and Ukrainian historiographies, was a theatre of World War II fought between the European Axis powers and Allies, including the Soviet Union (USSR) and Poland.

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Ernst Klepp

Dr. Fortress Crete and Ernst Klepp are Crete in World War II and German occupation of Greece during World War II.

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Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller

Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller (29 August 1897 – 20 May 1947) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. Fortress Crete and Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller are Crete in World War II and German occupation of Greece during World War II.

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Generalmajor

Generalmajor is the Germanic variant of major general, used in a number of Central and Northern European countries.

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German Instrument of Surrender

The German Instrument of Surrender was a legal document effecting the unconditional surrender of the remaining German armed forces to the Allies, which ended World War II in Europe, with the surrender taking effect at 23:01 CET on the same day.

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Hans-Georg Benthack

Hans-Georg Benthack (2 March 1894 – 17 August 1973) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. Fortress Crete and Hans-Georg Benthack are Crete in World War II.

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Heraklion (regional unit)

Heraklion (Περιφερειακή ενότητα Ηρακλείου) is one of the four regional units of Crete.

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Kurt Student

Kurt Arthur Benno Student (12 May 1890 – 1 July 1978) was a German general in the Luftwaffe during World War II. Fortress Crete and Kurt Student are Crete in World War II.

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Lasithi

Lasithi (Λασίθι) is the easternmost regional unit on the island of Crete, to the east of Heraklion.

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LI Special Brigade (Italy)

The LI Special Brigade (LI Brigata Speciale) was an infantry brigade of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. Fortress Crete and LI Special Brigade (Italy) are Crete in World War II.

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North African campaign

The North African campaign of World War II took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943, fought between the Allies and the Axis Powers.

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Oberkommando der Wehrmacht

The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (abbreviated OKW; Armed Forces High Command) was the supreme military command and control office of Nazi Germany during World War II.

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Rethymno (regional unit)

Rethymno is one of the four regional units of Crete, Greece.

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Wehrmacht

The Wehrmacht were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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164th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

The 164th Infantry Division (164.) was an infantry division of the German Army during World War II. Fortress Crete and 164th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) are Crete in World War II.

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22nd Air Landing Division

The 22nd Infantry Division, which soon became the 22nd Air Landing Division, was a specialized German infantry division in World War II. Fortress Crete and 22nd Air Landing Division are Crete in World War II.

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51st Infantry Division "Siena"

The 51st Infantry Division "Siena" (51ª Divisione di fanteria "Siena") was an infantry division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. Fortress Crete and 51st Infantry Division "Siena" are Crete in World War II.

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5th Mountain Division (Wehrmacht)

The 5th Mountain Division (5.) was a formation of the German Wehrmacht during World War II. Fortress Crete and 5th Mountain Division (Wehrmacht) are Crete in World War II.

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713th Infantry Division

The 713th Infantry Division (713.) was a German Army infantry division in World War II.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortress_Crete

Also known as 133rd Fortress Division, 133rd Fortress Division (Wehrmacht), Festung Kreta.