German paratroopers sustained almost 7,000 casualties, meeting fierce resistance from the Cretan locals and as a result, Adolf Hitler forbade further large-scale airborne operations.
German paratroopers sustained almost 7,000 casualties. This was what Adolf Hitler forbade further large-scale airborne operations. German paratroopers were meeting fierce resistance from the Cretan locals and as a result. This was what Adolf Hitler forbade further large-scale airborne operations.