Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pashure pechiitiko ichi, vaAllies vakaumba mauto avo eglider, sorutivi rwemauto avo anobhururuka. Vasati vamboona chiito, vaGermany vakanga vaita basa ravo guru zvikurusa rokubhururuka nendege, kudenha Krete. Mauto avo e glider nemaparatroopers akarasikirwa zvikuru, uye vaGerman vakasarudza kuti iyi nzira yehondo yakanga ichidhura zvikuru. A yakazotevera
chirongwa chokupinda muMalta icho chaida kuti mauto makuru okuGermany neItaly aende nendege chakamiswa. The Italian 80th La Spezia weboka akanga akanyatsodzidziswa kuti airlanding kushanda, asi haana kutora chikamu chero pashure Maltese nechisimba akanga akadzima uye akanga pachinzvimbo deployed muna Tunisian Campaign.