13 Jun 1942
Greece
Greece
- Greek submarines Papanicolis and Triton delivered British Commandos on Crete, Greece; while this new group of arrivals failed to achieve their objectives, a group landed on 10 Jun reached parked German aircraft on this date and destroyed 20 Ju 88 bombers at Heraklion. ww2dbase [Heraklion, Crete | CPC]
11 Oct 1944
Greece
Greece
- Georgios Petrakis arrived at recently liberated Heraklion on Crete, Greece and was made the commanding officer of the city's garrison. ww2dbase [Georgios Petrakis | Heraklion, Crete | CPC]
14 Sep 1972
Greece
Greece
- Georgios Petrakis passed away in Heraklion, Crete, Greece. ww2dbase [Georgios Petrakis | Heraklion, Crete | CPC]
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