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Vintage Saturday: Marines on Crete

May 24, 2014 Ian McCollum 32

Italian marines at Sitia, on the east end of Crete, armed with M38 Carcano rifles and an M37 Breda heavy machine gun.

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Vintage Saturday: UD-42s on Crete

June 16, 2012 Ian McCollum 17

When you need to sneak onto an enemy-occupied island, kidnap the governor and escape over the mountains, accept no substitutes! Get your UD-42 now! (if you’re not familiar with the SOE abduction of General Kreipe, […]

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