A group of British soldiers in a trench with fixed bayonets, Crete, Greece, late May 1941

Caption     A group of British soldiers in a trench with fixed bayonets, Crete, Greece, late May 1941 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museum
Identification Code   4700-33 E 3025E
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Photo Size 447 x 628 pixels
Photos on Same Day 22 May 1941
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  According to the United Kingdom National Archives, Crown copyright material that has been created prior to 1 Jun 1957 is considered to be in the public domain.

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1. David Burford says:
22 May 2011 03:22:20 PM

I wish to thank all the British troops who fought so gallantry during both the Great War and WWII.

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