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1940
May
10
The capture of Fort Eben-Emael
On 10 May 1940 gliders carrying German parachute sappers landed on the roof of the Belgian Fort Eben-Emael. The garrison surrendered the next day.
1941
May
20
Key event
The airborne invasion of Crete
On 20 May 1941 Germany struck at Crete from the air. Paratroopers suffered huge losses, but at night the New Zealanders gave up the hill above Maleme airfield.
June
02
The massacres at Kondomari and Kandanos
A day after Crete fell, the Germans turned on its people. On 2 June 1941 they shot the men of Kondomari; on 3 June they razed Kandanos to the ground.
1942
May
21
Operation Herkules postponed
On 21 May 1942 General Student presented Hitler with a plan for landings on Malta. Hitler ordered it prepared only on paper, and the invasion never came.
1943
September
10
The Germans occupy Rome
On 10 September 1943, after two days of fighting by Italian troops and civilians left by their commanders, Rome capitulated to the Germans. Occupation began.