German control of Crete

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military occupation
gptkbp:challenges Allied_air_raids
gptkbp:documentedIn historical accounts
military archives
gptkbp:finish October 1944
gptkbp:followedBy German_withdrawal
British_reoccupation
gptkbp:foundedIn May 20, 1941
gptkbp:future_plans gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:has_a_focus_on post-war trials
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German control of Crete
gptkbp:impact local population
gptkbp:includes Greek_resistance
gptkbp:influenced international relations
local geography
post-war_politics_in_Greece
gptkbp:involved gptkb:German_paratroopers
air superiority
naval operations
Battle of Crete
gptkbp:is_a_gathering_for German_operations_in_the_Balkans
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of historical research
military studies
gptkbp:is_characterized_by logistical challenges
military governance
intense fighting
airborne tactics
airborne invasion
gptkbp:is_essential_for strategic location
the Axis powers
the development of military tactics.
German_military_strategy
the_history_of_Crete
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Operation_Mercury
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Italian_forces
gptkbp:keyEvent gptkb:the_Mediterranean_theater
the_history_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:German_military_administration
increased_German_presence_in_the_region
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:British_Commonwealth_forces
gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:Cretan_partisans
gptkbp:resultedIn civilian casualties
Allied_defeat
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the development of resistance movements
the_Allied_strategy_in_the_Mediterranean
gptkbp:was_a_response_to Allied_operations_in_the_Mediterranean
gptkbp:was_a_result_of German_planning
strategic_planning_by_the_Wehrmacht
the_Axis_invasion_of_Greece
the_fall_of_Greece
gptkbp:was_marked_by civil unrest
supply shortages
harsh reprisals
collaboration with local factions