News item: Australians who escaped from Crete
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Not all the troops on Crete could be evacuated, and those left behind had to choose surrender and imprisonment, or escape. Crete was a defeat for the Allies, but newspapers boosted morale by emphasizing the stories of those who escaped.
The Argus 30 Oct 1941 p.5
From the State Library of Victoria's Newspapers collection.