Battle Of CreteSeason 1, Episode 2 - Evacuation

Allied forces were evacuated off Crete’s south coast in a dangerous operation that cost the lives of almost 1000 British seamen and Allied soldiers. Protected by a series of bloody and heroic rear-guard actions to slow down the German advance, thousands of soldiers embarked on a forced march over the mountains of central Crete to meet Royal Navy ships which would take them 400 miles across the Mediterranean to Alexandria in Egypt.

Battle Of Crete was broadcast on SBS ONE at Saturday 30 April 2022, 07:30. This episode was initially placed on Saturday 23 January 2021.