Operation Mercury, 1941 - 2 color video

Operation Mercury, May 1941 - Battle of Crete. Another Pyrrhic victory.Compiled by Alex Halley

The fuel . In the modern world, military power fell , due to the lack of access to this material. In the first half of 1941 Nazi Germany preparing for aggression against the Bolshevik giant. A very important role in the plans of the Germans played the oil fields in Ploieşti, Romania.  The ships of the Royal Navy and stationed in Crete British troops posed a threat to Hitler's plans. Units of the Royal Air Force operating from Crete was able to effectively destroy targets in the Romanian oil fields. The invasion of