Battle of Maleme

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:casualties heavy on both sides
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Julius_Ringel
gptkb:Brigadier_James_Hargest
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:date 20–21 May 1941
gptkbp:followedBy German advance across Crete
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Maleme
gptkbp:location Maleme, Crete, Greece
gptkbp:notableEvent loss of Maleme airfield led to Allied withdrawal from Crete
gptkbp:notableUnit 5th New Zealand Brigade
7th Fallschirmjäger Division
gptkbp:objective capture of Maleme airfield
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Battle_of_Crete
gptkbp:precededBy German airborne assault on Crete
gptkbp:result German victory
gptkbp:significance allowed German reinforcements to land
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Galatas_(1941)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8