Battle of Crete

The Battle of Crete was a battle fought on the island of Creteball in the Spring and Summer of 1941 between the invading forces of  Nazi Germanyball and  Kingdom of Italyball and the defending Allies of  Kingdom of Greeceball and  UKball along with its colonies of  Australiaball and  New Zealandball. The battle saw the deployment of the first mainly airborne invasion where the German Fallschirmjagers were deployed en mass and helped secure control over the island and win the battle of the Axis Powers, but their high casualties convinced Adolf Hitler to make them ground troops instead.