Unternehmen Merkur
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Unternehmen Merkur was the German airborne and seaborne invasion operation that led to the capture of Crete from Allied forces in May 1941 during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Unternehmen Merkur canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German military operation
ⓘ
World War II operation ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Operation Mercury ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Australia
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy German airborne casualties ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Kurt Student ⓘ |
| conflict | Battle of Crete ⓘ |
| consequence | Hitler’s reluctance to use large-scale airborne operations again ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| endTime | 1941-06-01 ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| followedBy | Axis occupation of Crete ⓘ |
| hasPart |
airborne invasion of Crete
ⓘ
seaborne invasion of Crete ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| location |
Crete
ⓘ
Kingdom of Greece ⓘ |
| notableFor | first large-scale airborne invasion in history ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Crete ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
British Armed Forces
ⓘ
Greek Army ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenic Army
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| originalName | Unternehmen Merkur self-link ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of Crete
ⓘ
Balkan Campaign ⓘ
surface form:
German campaign in the Balkans
Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean theatre of World War II
|
| precededBy |
German invasion of Greece
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Greece
|
| relatedTo | Operation Marita ⓘ |
| result | Axis victory ⓘ |
| startTime | 1941-05-20 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of eastern Mediterranean
ⓘ
protection of Axis southern flank ⓘ |
| theatre |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| timePeriod | May 1941 ⓘ |
| usedMilitaryUnit |
Fallschirmjäger
ⓘ
Kriegsmarine naval forces ⓘ Luftwaffe ⓘ
surface form:
Luftwaffe airborne forces
|
| usedTactic |
airborne assault
ⓘ
amphibious assault ⓘ |
| year | 1941 ⓘ |
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