Captured on Crete

1st June 1941: The British run out of time to evacuate the remaining soldiers on Crete, even though they have not not yet been apprehended by the Germans

Surrender during an earlier phase of the battle.

Australian Staff Sergeant Ray Ryan¹ got a rude shock on the morning of the 1st. He and his comrades were waiting near the beaches of Sphakia, expecting to soon be evacuated:

The next morning the 1st June 1941, a Sunday. I woke to find white flags fluttering everywhere. I didn’t take much notice of that as it…