Screw back, size 3/4 x 3/4 inches ( 15 x 15 mm).The badge is commemorative. The Battle of Crete was fought during the Second World War on the Greek island of Crete. It began on the morning of 20 May 1941, when Nazi Germany began an airborne invasion of Crete. Greek forces and other Allied forces, along with Cretan civilians, defended the island. The Battle of Crete was the first occasion where German paratroops were used en masse....