Crete might not have become the remembered German victory without Italian intervention. The Regia Marina and Italian Army both contributed to the campaign. Their participation helped turn a difficult German operation into an Axis success. The episode warns against narrating coalition warfare as the achievement of its most famous participant alone.
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Crete was not a German-only victory
Italian naval and army involvement is identified as an often-overlooked part of the Axis success in the Battle of Crete.