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On May 20th, 1941, Hitler launched history's first ever airborne invasion, when German paratroopers landed on the island of Crete. During the next ten days, the 22,000 'Fallschirmjäger' systematically and at a great loss of life, drove over twice that number in allied troops from the island. This film chronicles in a fascinating day-by-day account, that momentous campaign.

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