The Battle of Crete ( ) was a battle fought during World War II on the Greek island of Crete.

Venizelos left Athens and moved back to Crete.

The Sea of Crete (, Kritiko Pelagos ) is the sea south of the Aegean Sea, north of the island Crete, and south of the Cyclades.

Kissamos () is a town and municipality in the west of the island of Crete, Greece.

On Crete they can be found in most mountainous areas, sometimes in groups of up to 20.

Physical geography Crete is the largest island in Greece and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.

In summer 1943 the Greek Squadrons participated in the attack against the German Wehrmacht on the island of Crete.

An example is the Crete , in use at Cataline Island, California, in 1915, and shipped to Hawaii the following year.

In the final peace treaty, Venice retained a few isolated island fortresses off Crete, and made some territorial gains in Dalmatia.

And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.

When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore.

The company has also expressed its intention to acquire 23 of Piraeus Port Authority, and is seeking to lease or acquire ports on the island of Crete.

And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone

The Ministry of Health and Welfare finances, inter alia, the operation of a Centre for Unaccompanied Children, 15 18 years of age (seeking asylum) at Anogeia Crete.

His first entry into the international scene was with his significant role in the autonomy of the Cretan State and later in the union of Crete with Greece.

When we had sailed slowly many days, and had come with difficulty opposite Cnidus, the wind not allowing us further, we sailed under the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.

I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee

A mobile unit of the Herakleion Crete Branch of the Research Centre for Gender Equality held an informational event on issues of Family Planning, Contraception, Menopause, and Osteoporosis, on 10 7 2002.

The Knights loaded their loot on a ship, which then docked at a small harbor on the southern coast of Crete for a few days, where it disembarked a number of sailors and slaves.

But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.

Built around 2600 BCE, it was one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, and one of the world's earliest major urban settlements, contemporaneous with the civilizations of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Crete.

Phoenix is a genus of 14 species of palms, native to the Canary Islands east across northern and central Africa, the extreme southeast of Europe (Crete), and southern Asia from Turkey east to southern China and Malaysia.

In fact many of them made reunion visits to distant relatives in Lebanon, in Crete and even other parts of Greece where some of the cousins may still share the family name but follow a different religion.

Because the haven was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised going to sea from there, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, and winter there, which is a port of Crete, looking northeast and southeast.

When they had been long without food, Paul stood up in the middle of them, and said, Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete, and have gotten this injury and loss.

And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.

See also Adriatic Campaign of World War II References Further reading External links The Fate of the Jews in South Eastern Europe During the First Years of the War on the Yad Vashem website Summaries http www.ucc.ie staff jprodr macedonia helmodww2v.html Timeline of the Balkans Campaign World War Two Online Newspaper Archives The Invasion of the Balkans Yugoslavia, Greece and Crete, 1940 1941 World War II in the Balkans