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Ultimate Blitzkrieg - The WW2 Battle of Crete

Evacuation (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 50 min | Documentary, History, War

After losing the main airfield, the Allies are forced to retreat. What followed was a costly evacuation by the Royal Navy.
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Apr 3, 2020 (United Kingdom)

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27 cast members
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Matthew Seligmann
Self - Brunel University, London (as Prof. Matthew Seligmann) Self - Brunel University, London (as Prof. Matthew Seligmann)   See fewer
Melvin Baker
Self - Survivor, HMS Gloucester, Aged 100 Self - Survivor, HMS Gloucester, Aged 100   See fewer
Brad Manera
Self - Anzac Memorial, Sydney Self - Anzac Memorial, Sydney   See fewer
Dimitris Skartsilakis
Self - Collector Self - Collector   See fewer
Peter Ewer
Self - Author, 'Forgotten Anzacs' Self - Author, 'Forgotten Anzacs'   See fewer
Alf Carpenter
Self - Aged 102 Self - Aged 102   See fewer
Michael Sweet
Self - Writer & Historian Self - Writer & Historian   See fewer
John Spencer Hall
Self - Author, 'Battle for Crete' Self - Author, 'Battle for Crete'   See fewer
Andrew Lambert
Self - King's College, London (as Prof. Andrew Lambert) Self - King's College, London (as Prof. Andrew Lambert)   See fewer
Gerhard Hirschfeld
Self - University of Stuttgart (as Prof. Dr. Gerard Hirschfeld) Self - University of Stuttgart (as Prof. Dr. Gerard Hirschfeld)   See fewer
Antony Beevor
Self - Author, 'Crete: The Battle and the Resistance' Self - Author, 'Crete: The Battle and the Resistance'   See fewer
Hans-Christoph Ammon
Self - Brigade General Self - Brigade General   See fewer
Heinz Richter
Self - Author, 'Operation Merkur' (as Prof. Dr. Heinz Richter) Self - Author, 'Operation Merkur' (as Prof. Dr. Heinz Richter)   See fewer
Jon Rand
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Thomas Blamey
Self - Australian General (archive footage) Self - Australian General (archive footage)   See fewer
Ian Campbell
Self - Commander of Rethimno (Interviewed in 1991) (archive footage) Self - Commander of Rethimno (Interviewed in 1991) (archive footage)   See fewer
Winston Churchill
Self - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (archive footage) Self - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (archive footage)   See fewer
Peter Fraser
Self - Prime Minister of New Zealand (archive footage) Self - Prime Minister of New Zealand (archive footage)   See fewer
Bernard Freyberg
Self - New Zealand General (archive footage) Self - New Zealand General (archive footage)   See fewer
Hermann Göring
Self - Chief of the Luftwaffe (archive footage) Self - Chief of the Luftwaffe (archive footage)   See fewer
Adolf Hitler
Self - Führer of Germany (archive footage) Self - Führer of Germany (archive footage)   See fewer
Steve McDougal
Self - Gunner (Interviewed in 1991) (archive footage) Self - Gunner (Interviewed in 1991) (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert Gordon Menzies
Self - Prime Minister of Australia (archive footage) Self - Prime Minister of Australia (archive footage)   See fewer
Louis Mountbatten
Self - British Admiral (archive footage) Self - British Admiral (archive footage)   See fewer
Benito Mussolini
Self - Prime Minister of Italy (archive footage) Self - Prime Minister of Italy (archive footage)   See fewer
Kurt Student
Self - German General (archive footage) Self - German General (archive footage)   See fewer
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