18 May 1941
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- HMS York, crippled at Suda Bay, Crete, Greece, was further damaged by German aircraft. ww2dbase [Balkans Campaign | York | Suda Bay, Crete | CPC]
22 May 1941
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Greece
- HMS York, crippled at Suda Bay, Crete, Greece, had her main guns wrecked by demolition charges as the Allied began to evacuate Crete. ww2dbase [Balkans Campaign | York | Suda Bay, Crete | CPC]
22 Jul 1942
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- B-24 bombers of US Middle East Air Force attacked Suda Bay, Crete, Greece, damaging two German vessels. ww2dbase [Suda Bay, Crete | CPC]
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