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rdfs:comment | - Heraklion was defended by the British 14th Infantry Brigade, augmented by the Australian 2/4th Battalion with attached 2/3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment and the Greek 3rd, 7th and Garrison Battalions.
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Commander | - Brian Chappel
- Bruno Bräuer
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Caption | - A stick of German paratroopers exiting from a Junkers Ju 52 transport aircraft over the town of Heraklion during the German airborne assault on the north coast of Crete. The large smoke plume indicates the site of a German Ju 52, shot down by allied ground fire.
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abstract | - Heraklion was defended by the British 14th Infantry Brigade, augmented by the Australian 2/4th Battalion with attached 2/3rd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment and the Greek 3rd, 7th and Garrison Battalions.
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