Battle of Crete veteran Charles Clemett and Crete sailor Stafnos Spartalis stood side by side today as they laid a wreath in memory of the New Zealanders and Cretans who lost their lives 70 years ago ...

Over the course of 11 days in May of 1941, the beautiful Greek island of Crete was the scene of a fascinating battle between ...

Raewynne Niwa attended the Battle of Crete commemoration service wearing her father Mel Askew’s medals. Askew, who died in 2019, was taken prisoner during the battle 83 years ago. Photo: VANESSA ...

As German paratroopers fought to secure a foothold on Crete, Allied forces launched urgent counterattacks to regain lost ...

Captain (then Sergeant) Reg Saunders (centre) and troops on leave from New Guinea in 1943.(AWM 057894) In May 1941, 6,500 Australian troops took part in the desperate and ultimately doomed defence of ...

Liam Mason-Webb (left) and main reef bearer, battle veteran Brant Robinson of Whangamata, joined about 50 others to commemorate the Battle of Crete at the Mount RSA yesterday. Photo / George Novak ...

Joy Adams holding a picture of her late father Bertram "Snowy" Smith who fought in the Battle of Crete. Joy Adams will attend Mount Maunganui’s Battle of Crete memorial, honouring her father’s WWII ...

Eighty years on from the Battle of Crete, a New Zealander believed to be the battle’s last surviving veteran has died. Cyril Henry Brant Robinson , known as Brant to avoid confusion with his father ...