Attack and counter-attack on Crete

25th May 1941: The strategic location of Galatas village makes it the focus of alternating assaults by German and British forces, joined by Cretan civilians

Locals and New Zealand soldiers in front of the Galatas village church, Crete, on 7th May 1941, before the German invasion. The Church was used as a refuge for the wounded during fierce battles in the village that involved Cretan civilians, including some children. Subsequently colourised.