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Greece Honors Sole Surviving Australian Veteran From Battle of Crete

The Greek Consulate in Melbourne honored the sole surviving ANZAC veteran from the Battle of Crete in a ceremony held on Thursday. 96-year-old Norman Maddock, who served in the 2nd/7th Australian Infantry Battalion, was also for a time a prisoner...

New Zealand Woman Finds Rescuers of her Grandfather from the Battle of Crete

Emma Ebrahim could not believe her eyes when she found the descendants of the brave Cretan family who had hidden her New Zealander grandfather, who fought with the Allied Forces in the Battle of Crete in faraway 1941, from the Nazis. This...

Greece Honors Heroes of WWII Battle of Crete (video)

Greece on Tuesday honored all who selflessly sacrificed their lives in the 1941 Battle of Crete against the invading Nazi forces at a ceremony at the Maleme Airport near Chania. National Defense Minister Evangelos Apostolakis lauded the memory of all...

Battle of Crete: How Cretans Took On the Largest Axis Airborne Operation of WWII

The Battle of Crete will remain forever in military history as the scene of the largest German airborne operation of World War II. In Greek history, it also serves as another chapter showing the bravery and the ultimate triumph...

Dwindling Band of Veterans Remember 1941's Battle of Crete

They say 'old soldiers never die; they simply fade away' but as Sunday marks the beginning 1941's 13-day Battle of Crete this year's commemoration also highlights the dwindling number of veterans from this fateful WWII conflict. One 97-year-old former soldier from New Zealand...

Kiwi Veteran Returns to Remember 1941 Battle of Crete

A 97-year-old war veteran from New Zealand who fought against the Nazi forces in Crete in 1941 is making an emotional journey back to the Greek island. Anthony Madden, a father-of-three from Hawke's Bay in the North Island, was also shot...

New Zealand Veteran of Anti-Nazi Campaign in Greece Haddon Donald Dies

New Zealand former National MP and Second World War veteran Haddon Donald has died in Masterton at the age of 101. He was the oldest living former New Zealand Member of Parliament, and at the time of his death, was...

ANZAC Day is Equally Important to Greeks and Australians (video)

ANZAC Day commemorates the date the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps landed at Gallipoli, Turkey on April 25, 1915, marking the first time the two armies fought together away from home, for the noble ideas of freedom and democracy. It...

Australia to Welcome Nine Evzones for ANZAC Day, Battle of Crete Anniversary This Week

Australia will be welcoming the arrival of the nine Evzones who are scheduled to visit Australia for the historical ANZAC Day and the 76th anniversary of the Battle of Crete. The arrival of the nine soldiers of the Greek Presidential...

Evzones to Join Australians in Celebrations for ANZAC Day, The 76th Anniversary of The Battle of Crete

Adelaide and Sydney residents get ready -- the Evzones are coming your way! The historical ANZAC Day and the 76th anniversary of the Battle of Crete is being marked this year with events and ceremonies all throughout the month...