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The 11th Day - Greek & English Multilanguage Edition
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Product Description
- ENGLISH & GREEK MULTI-LANGUAGE EDITION
- INCLUDES HISTORICAL ARCHIVE OF OVER 500 PHOTOS
- REGION-FREE DVD PLAYABLE WORLDWIDE
On May 20, 1941, thousands of elite Nazi paratroopers assaulted the island of Crete. It was the beginning of the Battle of Crete--the largest Nazi airborne operation of World War II. They had expected to control the island within a few days; after all, they only needed to occupy Paris for a week before France surrendered. What they hadn't expected was that the men, women, and even children of Crete would fight them to their dying breath. Together with hundreds of stranded soldiers from England, Australia, and New Zealand, and a handful of British special operations commandos who had parachuted in to help, the Cretan resistance dealt Nazi Germany one of its most crippling defeats of the entire war. They would even kidnap the German commandant of Crete, General Kreipe--the famous operation masterminded and led by British Special Operations officer Patrick Leigh Fermor. It was the only successful kidnapping of a German general throughout the war.
With dramatic re-creations and over 20 veterans interviewed from Crete, England, Australia, and New Zealand, including Leigh Fermor himself, The 11th Day is a heart-pounding adventure story about courage, faith, and heroism...a story that is all the more remarkable because it is history.
"Until now, we knew that Greeks were fighting like heroes; from now on we shall say that the heroes fight like Greeks." --Winston Churchill
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #60963 in DVD
- Released on: 2006-11-01
- Formats: Dolby, NTSC, Surround Sound
- Number of discs: 1
- Running time: 74 minutes
Editorial Reviews
Chicago Tribune, September 29, 2005
"Stirring documentary... You'll want to see this film."
Sacramento Bee, December 9, 2005
"A courageous story of espionage and sabotage against the Nazis."
The National Post (Canada), October 29, 2005
"Heroes fight like Greeks... An amazing story."
Customer Reviews
Amazing
Another untold story of Hellenic gallantry and honor. A must see for all history buffs.
Incredibly moving documentary...
This should be in everyone's movie library! Buy it today; you will not be disappointed!
Great Documentary of the ignored Battle of Crete
This is a great documentary of the untold story of the Battle of Crete, which began on May 20th, 1941 (a few months after my father was born on this island of Greece).
The leader of the guerrilla resistance gives a great interview for this documentary with amazing recollection of what actually happened on this island during WWII.
