The harbour at Iraklion Accession Number: ART24043

Description

Described in the Official War History as Heraklion, it was one of the points at which the German air-borne attacks were made on Crete. At Heraklion the 2/4th Australian Infantry Battalion, while attached to the 14th (British) Infantry Brigade, was heavily engaged in defending the airfield against German paratroopers on 20th May 1941.

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Accession Number
ART24043
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 12.7 cm x 20.3 cm
Medium
pencil on paper
Date Made
1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1946
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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