dhamaystir weedha soo socota: Waxaa laga saaray dagaalkii saxaraha bishii Janaayo 1941, si looga caawiyo ka hortagga
Dagaalkii Talyaaniga ee Giriigga. Laga soo bilaabo 12-kii Maarso, Pat Pattle, oo ah hoggaamiyaha duulimaadka ee Commonwealth, ayaa amar ku hayay ilaa laga dilay ficilkii 20-kii Abriil. Ciidanka ayaa ku lug lahaa dagaalo culus kadib markii Jarmalku soo farageliyay, waxaana lagu qasbay inay u baxaan Crete 27-kii Abriil. Sababtoo ah khasaaraha culus ee sii socday, duulimaadku wuxuu ku qasbanaaday inuu ku biiro No. 80 Squadron RAF iyo shaqaalaha dhulka ayaa gacanta-gacanta la dagaalamay parachute-ka Jarmalka si loo ilaaliyo garoonka diyaaradaha. Inta ka hartay 33 Squadron waxay u fariisteen Masar dhamaadkii May kadib Dagaalkii Crete. Ciidanka ayaa ka qeyb qaatay dib u soo celinta si ay u taageeraan Ciidanka Galbeedka, oo ay ku jiraan Dagaalkii El Alamein, iyagoo ku beddelay Hurricanes Supermarine Spitfires bishii Diseembar 1943.