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           | DescriptionGerman paratroopers jumping From Ju 52s over Crete.jpg | 
           
             The  Battle of Crete, 20 - 31 May 1941. German paratroopers jumping from  Junkers Ju 52 3/m transport planes over Crete. 
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           May 1941 | 
          
          
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               This is photograph  E 3265E from the collections of the  Imperial War Museums (collection no. 4700-33) | 
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           New Zealand Official | 
          
         
         
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