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The Royal Navy's success in turning back the German invasion convoys in the waters north of Crete on the night of May 21st removed the threat of a seaborne landing, but it could not undo the damage done by Commander Freyberg's obsession with that very threat. This episode examines how Freyberg's misreading of Ultra intelligence about the 5th Mountain Division led him to hoard troops along the coast and withhold artillery from targets plainly visible in front of them, all while the Germans steadily expanded their grip on Maleme airfield. The doomed Allied counter-attack of May 22nd — delayed until daylight, shattered by German fighters before it could reach the runway — marks the decisive turning point of the battle. With General Julius Ringel arriving to assume command and concentrate all German effort on driving east from Maleme, the British began their retreat toward Galatas, conceding any chance of recovering the airfield. Meanwhile, at Rethymno and Heraklion, Allied forces were holding on and even turning German supply drops to their own advantage — a stark contrast to the unraveling situation in the west that sets the stage for the final collapse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first day of the German airborne invasion of Crete, May 20th, 1941, saw paratroopers drop not only around the critical airfield at Maleme but across three other sectors of the island. Near Chania, German forces landing in Prison Valley were held in check by New Zealand and Greek troops under Colonel Kippenberger, while the poorly armed 8th Greek Regiment stopped their attackers and then re-equipped itself with captured German weapons. The people of Crete themselves joined the resistance from the opening hours, with priests and civilians taking up arms in a fierce defense that shattered German assumptions that the islanders would welcome their arrival. In the afternoon a second wave of drops struck Rethymno and Heraklion, where the delays caused by aircraft damage and dust on the airfields spread the descending paratroopers out over a long window, making them easy targets for Allied gunners and leaving the survivors scattered and disorganized. At Rethymno, Australian commander Lieutenant Colonel Ian Campbell responded with quick, decisive counterattacks that became a model of how to meet an airborne assault, capturing the commander of the German 2nd Parachute Rifle Regiment along with his full operational orders. At Heraklion the Germans fared no better, achieving none of their objectives. As night fell on May 20th, General Student faced the unsettling reality that across every landing zone his forces had been checked, and he was forced to make a fateful decision about whether to double down or abandon the entire operation. History of the Second World War is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠megaphone.f⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠m Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The island of Crete sits in the Eastern Mediterranean.  In 1941 the Germans decided to seize Crete, “As a base for air warfare against Great Britain in the Eastern Mediterranean”.  The elite paratroopers of Germany's 7th Air Division were assigned to lead the attack.  They would be reinforced by more troops arriving by sea and air.  It was Germany's biggest airborne operation of the war by far.  The German attack started on May 20th, 1941.  Approximately German 8,060 troops jumped into Crete or flew in by glider.   Crete's British, Australian, New Zealand, and Greek defenders knew the Germans were coming.  Antony Beevor tells the story of what happened in “Crete 1941: The Battle and the Resistance”.

·       Bucket List Travel Crete, Greece ·         ·       Script from Kirsty Nunez ·         ·       Introduce Crete (Creta) o   Largest Greek island ·       Outline highlights o   Ancient civilizations o   Antiquities o   Beautiful beaches o   Stunning mountains in interior of island o   Shopping o   Food o   Lovely people ·       West v. East ends of island ·       Need to rent a car ·       Highlights: o   Three cities and their old towns: Irakleio, Chania, and Rethymno o   East: Beautiful views, Irakleio Archaelogical Museum, Knossos (archaeologist guides), Malia ancient site/outdoor museum o   West: Samaria Gorge, Botanical Garden of Crete o   Mention DK Eyewitness Top 10 Crete Guide

Amanda Benton '11 chats with Amanda Amorosa '17 and Water Polo Coach Chris Vidale about water polo at Marist and playing professionally. Amanda made the junior national Canadian team in 2014 and participated in the Junior World Championship in Triste, Italy. She played at Marist College from 2013 through 2017. After college. Amanda went to Lille, France to play professionally for two years. While there, she partook in the European world championship tournament and won the French championship both years. In 2019 she returned to Canada to prepare for the 2020 Olympics. Now she is playing professionally in Greece for the club of Rethymno. Chris has been the head coach of the Marist water polo team since 2016. Prior to Marist, he coached at Greenwich HS where he led the team to the CT state championship, the New York Athletic Club, where he coached 10 current or former Olympians, and at Iona College. He played water polo for Iona before joining the Trinidad and Tobago National Team and helping them earn Bronze at the Central American and Caribbean Games in 2009.

Amanda Benton '11 chats with Amanda Amorosa '17 and Water Polo Coach Chris Vidale about water polo at Marist and playing professionally. Amanda made the junior national Canadian team in 2014 and participated in the Junior World Championship in Triste, Italy. She played at Marist College from 2013 through 2017. After college. Amanda went to Lille, France to play professionally for two years. While there, she partook in the European world championship tournament and won the French championship both years. In 2019 she returned to Canada to prepare for the 2020 Olympics. Now she is playing professionally in Greece for the club of Rethymno. Chris has been the head coach of the Marist water polo team since 2016. Prior to Marist, he coached at Greenwich HS where he led the team to the CT state championship, the New York Athletic Club, where he coached 10 current or former Olympians, and at Iona College. He played water polo for Iona before joining the Trinidad and Tobago National Team and helping them earn Bronze at the Central American and Caribbean Games in 2009.

Episode 1476: Our article of the day is Battle of Rethymno.

Hear about travel to the Island of Crete in Greece as the Amateur Traveler talks to Elizabeth from compassandfork.com about her travels to this special Greek Island.

Hear about travel to the Island of Crete in Greece as the Amateur Traveler talks to Elizabeth from compassandfork.com about her travels to this special Greek Island.

Hear about travel to the Island of Crete in Greece as the Amateur Traveler talks to Elizabeth from compassandfork.com about her travels to this special Greek Island.

Hallo EFT –Nation ich begrüße dich heute von der sonnigen Insel Kreta, direkt aus Rethymno und freue mich auf unseren heutigen Interviewgast, meine Leitung geht nämlich nach Bonn und zwar zu Dr. Susanne Marx Hallo Frau Dr. Marx, herzlich Willkommen Sie ist im Jahr des Pferdes geboren und betreibt seit über 15 Jahren das Zentrum für EFT und Energetische Therapien in Bonn. Parallel zu Ihrer Promotion begann Sie die Ausbildung zur Feng Shui Beraterin und eröffnete 1995 ihr Feng-Shui Zentrum. Einige Jahre später suchte Sie nach etwas, was dort begann wo Feng Shui aufhörte und stieß dabei auf die Methoden der energetische Psychologe und speziell EFT. Ihr großes Interesse ist es die Verbindung zwischen Wissenschaft und Spiritualität. Ihr Verdanken wir den neuen Begriff der Informationsheilung über das wir sicherlich heute noch mehr erfahren werden.