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PERIVOLIA, CRETE. 1945-06-17. LOCAL PEOPLE IN THE VILLAGE NEAR RETIMO (RETHYMNON), LOOKING TOWARDS ST GEORGE'S CHURCH, ON HILL C. THE CHURCH AND VILLAGE WERE DAMAGED IN FIGHTING BETWEEN GERMAN PARATROOPS AND 2/11TH BATTALION 1941-05-26.
CRETE. 1945-06-17. DISTANT VIEW OF RETIMO (RETHYMNON) FROM ST GEORGE'S CHURCH ON HILL C, ABOVE THE VILLAGE OF PERIVOLIA. THIS AREA SAW HEAVY FIGHTING BETWEEN GERMAN PARATROOPS AND 2/11TH BATTALION IN
CRETE. 1945-06-17. A DEPRESSION (WADI) IN THE PERIVOLIA COASTAL STRIP NEAR RETIMO (RETHYMNON), WHERE HEAVY FIGHTING TOOK PLACE BETWEEN GERMAN PARATROOPS AND 2/1ST AND 2/11TH BATTALIONS 1941-05.
CRETE. 1945-06-17. PERIVOLIA AND RETIMO (RETHYMNON) SEEN FROM FORMER 2/11TH BATTALION POSITIONS ON HILL B, FOUR MILES TO THE SOUTH, LOOKING ACROSS A DEPRESSION (WADI) IN THE COASTAL PLAIN. THIS AREA S
PERIVOLIA, CRETE. 1945-06-17. VIEW FROM THE CHURCH OF ST GEORGE ON HILL C, JUST ABOVE THE TOWN, DAMAGED 1941-05 IN FIGHTING BETWEEN GERMAN PARATROOPS OCCUPYING THE BUILDING AND THE 2/11TH BATTALION.
CRETE. 1945-06-17. A BRITISH HEAVY TANK DITCHED ON THE ROADSIDE NEAR JUNCTION A DURING FIGHTING AGAINST GERMAN PARATROOPS 1941-05, EAST OF PERIVOLIA, IN THE RETIMO (RETHYMNON) AREA.
CRETE. 1945-06-17. ST GEORGE'S CHURCH ON HILL C, ABOVE THE TOWN OF PERIVOLIA. OCCUPIED FIRST BY GERMAN PARATROOPS IN 1941-05 IT WAS TAKEN 1941-05-23 BY THE 2/11TH BATTALION. NOTE SIGNS OF DAMAGE ON TH
