Australia

Work on the Battle of Crete Memorial at Kings Park in Perth, Western Australia is underway after many years of planning, negotiating, and fundraising. Battle of Crete Memorial in Australia to Be Unveiled Later This Year When complete, the memorial will...

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison issued a statement recently to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Crete in Greece during World War II.

The Cretan Federation of Australia and New Zealand is preparing to mark the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Crete despite the restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The battle, which began on the morning of May 20, 1941...

The Greek Consulate in Melbourne honored the sole surviving ANZAC veteran from the Battle of Crete in a ceremony held on Thursday. 96-year-old Norman Maddock, who served in the 2nd/7th Australian Infantry Battalion, was also for a time a prisoner...

Australian athlete Humerloc Douglas won the Crete Half Marathon on Sunday breaking the record of the course with a time of 1 h, 11', 48". The first woman was Greek athlete Eleftheria Petroulaki. The Half Marathon, including 10km, 5km and 1km...

Australia will be welcoming the arrival of the nine Evzones who are scheduled to visit Australia for the historical ANZAC Day and the 76th anniversary of the Battle of Crete. The arrival of the nine soldiers of the Greek Presidential...

Adelaide and Sydney residents get ready -- the Evzones are coming your way! The historical ANZAC Day and the 76th anniversary of the Battle of Crete is being marked this year with events and ceremonies all throughout the month...

New Zealand Governor-General, Sir Jerry Mateparae will be in attendance at the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Crete representing New Zealand in commemorating the 7700 New Zealanders who fought in the battle which began on May 20, 1941....

The Cretan Organization of Melbourne and Melbourne's Cretan Association, along with the help of the Cretan Federation of Australia and New Zealand and the coordinating council for the memory of the Battle of Crete, organized a series of events to...

On Friday March 13, over 300 people gathered at St George Sailing Club in Sans Souci for an entirely Cretan experience. Under Cretan Sails was programmed as part of the 33rd Greek Festival of Sydney and proved to be...

Australians placed the Greek island of Crete on the top of European island destinations. According to the country's most popular travel website, traveller.com.au, a close associate of TripAdvisor, the most beautiful island in Europe is Crete, which is the “is both...

Lieutenant General and official of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, Georgios Petkos, will represent the Greek armed forces at the 73rd anniversary since the battle of Crete, which is set to take place next month in Australia. The celebration...

MikeThe story of Reg Saunders (1920-1990), the first Aboriginal Officer who took part in the battle of Crete against the German occupation, is now a documentary, produced and directed by journalist Michael Sweet. His life story is impressive: from the...

The events for the 72nd Anniversary of the Battle of Crete are culminating in Melbourne with big crowds. The Deputy Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, Vice Admiral Alexandros Theodosiou participated in the events representing the Greek...

In the framework of the 72nd commemoration of the Battle of Crete, Greece is preparing to decorate with medals Australian soldiers who fought in Greece during World War II. The medals will be awarded by the Consul General for Greece...