A portent for the invasion of Britain?

4th June 1941: Does the Nazi airborne invasion of Crete mean that paratroopers are a even more credible threat for an attack at home

Maori troops line up on the quayside at Alexandria in Egypt following their evacuation from Crete. Between 28 May and 1 June 1941, 18,000 Australian, New Zealand and British troops were rescued by the Royal Navy following a week of bitter fighting against German airborne forces.