84 years ago today, on May 30, 1941 (May 5, 1941 lunar calendar), Germany captured Crete. May 30, 1941 - Germany captured Crete. Crete, located in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, is at the intersection of the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. It covers an area of about 8,200 square kilometers. It is the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and the largest island in the Aegean Sea. The Battle of Crete was the only landing campaign in World War II that used airborne warfare as the main mode of operation. It occupied an extremely important position not only in the history of World War II, but also in the entire history of human warfare. It also had a very important impact on the development of landing operations. Comments: Famous battles in history.