
{"id":2381,"date":"2016-01-17T02:01:22","date_gmt":"2016-01-16T23:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/?p=2381"},"modified":"2016-01-29T01:42:15","modified_gmt":"2016-01-28T22:42:15","slug":"junkers-ju-52-maleme-crete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/?p=2381","title":{"rendered":"Junkers &#8211; Ju 52 Maleme &#8211; Crete"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Aviation-Arcaeology-logolarge.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2351\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Aviation-Arcaeology-logolarge-920x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Aviation Archaeology in Greece\" width=\"200\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Aviation-Arcaeology-logolarge-920x1024.jpg 920w, https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Aviation-Arcaeology-logolarge-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Aviation-Arcaeology-logolarge-134x150.jpg 134w, https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Aviation-Arcaeology-logolarge.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u03a3\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03bc\u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b1\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ba\u03ac\u03c6\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 Ju52 \u03b2\u03c1\u03ad\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b8\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03c3\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c7\u03ae \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u039c\u03ac\u03bb\u03b5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03a7\u03b1\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac. \u03a4\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03bc\u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b2\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03ac \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03ba\u03c4\u03ae, \u03b4\u03b9\u03ac\u03c3\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b1\u03ba\u03c4\u03af\u03bd\u03b1 150 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd.<\/p>\n<pre style=\"text-align: center;\">Aircraft debris (Junkers 52) found in the sea area of Maleme, Chania. Shot down during the Battle of Crete, 1941.<\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/aviation-archaeology-maleme_Crete.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2382\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/aviation-archaeology-maleme_Crete.jpg\" alt=\"aviation-archaeology-maleme_Crete\" width=\"797\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/aviation-archaeology-maleme_Crete.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/aviation-archaeology-maleme_Crete-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/aviation-archaeology-maleme_Crete-250x109.jpg 250w, https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/aviation-archaeology-maleme_Crete-150x65.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/aviation-archaeology-maleme_Crete1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2383\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/aviation-archaeology-maleme_Crete1-1024x453.jpg\" alt=\"aviation-archaeology-maleme_Crete1\" width=\"800\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/aviation-archaeology-maleme_Crete1-1024x453.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/aviation-archaeology-maleme_Crete1-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/aviation-archaeology-maleme_Crete1-250x110.jpg 250w, https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/aviation-archaeology-maleme_Crete1-150x66.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<pre style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #373e4d;\">\u00a0\u03a4\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03bc\u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03ad\u03c1\u03c7\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf Ju52 (\u03c6\u03c9\u03c4\u03bf) \u03c4\u03bf \u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03af\u03bf\u00a0\u03b5\u03af\u03c7\u03b5 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b8\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03c3\u03c9\u03b8\u03b5\u03af \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c7\u03ae\u00a0\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ac\u03c1\u03ba\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u039c\u03ac\u03c7\u03b7 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u039a\u03c1\u03ae\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2.\u00a0<\/span><\/pre>\n<pre style=\"text-align: center;\">Debris derived from the Ju52 (photo) which was ditching in the sea area of Maleme during the Battle of Crete.<\/pre>\n<dl id=\"attachment_2384\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 810px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/aviation-archaeology-maleme_Crete-Ju52-_1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2384 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/aviation-archaeology-maleme_Crete-Ju52-_1-1024x517.jpg\" alt=\"aviation-archaeology-maleme_Crete-Ju52-_1\" width=\"800\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/aviation-archaeology-maleme_Crete-Ju52-_1-1024x517.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/aviation-archaeology-maleme_Crete-Ju52-_1-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/aviation-archaeology-maleme_Crete-Ju52-_1-250x126.jpg 250w, https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/aviation-archaeology-maleme_Crete-Ju52-_1-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/aviation-archaeology-maleme_Crete-Ju52-_1.jpg 1493w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">\u03a0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03b8\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03c3\u03c3\u03c9\u03c3\u03b7 Ju-52 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c7\u03ae \u039c\u03ac\u03bb\u03b5\u03bc\u03b5, \u03a7\u03b1\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac Ditching Ju-52, Maleme Crete &#8211; 1941<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u039c\u03b5\u03c4\u03ac \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03b5\u03bc\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf \u03b1\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c0\u03bb\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03bb\u03cd\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5\u00a0\u03bc\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b5\u03c5\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c7\u03ae \u03b4\u03b9\u03ac\u03c3\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b9\u03ba\u03c1\u03ac \u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b7\u00a0\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ba\u03ac\u03c6\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/aviation-archaeology-maleme_Crete-Ju52.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2385\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/aviation-archaeology-maleme_Crete-Ju52-1024x506.jpg\" alt=\"aviation-archaeology-maleme_Crete-Ju52\" width=\"800\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/aviation-archaeology-maleme_Crete-Ju52-1024x506.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/aviation-archaeology-maleme_Crete-Ju52-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/aviation-archaeology-maleme_Crete-Ju52-250x123.jpg 250w, https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/aviation-archaeology-maleme_Crete-Ju52-150x74.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/aviation-archaeology-maleme_Crete-Ju52.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/enlish-flag.png\" alt=\"enlish flag\" width=\"58\" height=\"29\" \/>\u00a0Aircraft debris (Junkers 52) found in the sea area of Maleme, Chania. Shot down during the Battle of Crete, 1941.<\/p>\n<p>The Ju 52\/3m with a 19 meters length and wing area 110m<sup>2<\/sup>, was operated by the German Luftwaffe as a troop and cargo transport aircraft, medium bomber, could carry goods weighing two tons or 18 soldiers.<br \/>\nThe Junker 52 in 17 variations, was the main transport aircraft of the Germans during WW II.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2395\" style=\"width: 669px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Ju-52-at-Kalamaki.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2395\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2395 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Ju-52-at-Kalamaki.jpg\" alt=\"Ju-52 at  Kalamaki\" width=\"659\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Ju-52-at-Kalamaki.jpg 659w, https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Ju-52-at-Kalamaki-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Ju-52-at-Kalamaki-219x150.jpg 219w, https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Ju-52-at-Kalamaki-150x102.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2395\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ju-52 at Kalamaki &#8211; Greece<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Ju52 was used for dropping paratroopers in the Battle of Crete in 1941 , the first major paratroopers enterprise in history, and in the battle for the conquest of Leros in 1943.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2396\" style=\"width: 728px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Unternehmen-Merkur-Junkers-Ju-52-3mg4e-KGrzbV106-on-Maleme-AF-Crete-1941-01.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2396\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2396 \" src=\"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Unternehmen-Merkur-Junkers-Ju-52-3mg4e-KGrzbV106-on-Maleme-AF-Crete-1941-01-1024x653.jpg\" alt=\"Unternehmen-Merkur-Junkers-Ju-52-3mg4e-KGrzbV106-on-Maleme-AF-Crete-1941-01\" width=\"718\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Unternehmen-Merkur-Junkers-Ju-52-3mg4e-KGrzbV106-on-Maleme-AF-Crete-1941-01-1024x653.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Unternehmen-Merkur-Junkers-Ju-52-3mg4e-KGrzbV106-on-Maleme-AF-Crete-1941-01-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Unternehmen-Merkur-Junkers-Ju-52-3mg4e-KGrzbV106-on-Maleme-AF-Crete-1941-01-234x150.jpg 234w, https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Unternehmen-Merkur-Junkers-Ju-52-3mg4e-KGrzbV106-on-Maleme-AF-Crete-1941-01-150x95.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Unternehmen-Merkur-Junkers-Ju-52-3mg4e-KGrzbV106-on-Maleme-AF-Crete-1941-01.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2396\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Unternehmen Merkur-Junkers Ju-52-3mg4e-KGrzbV106 on Maleme,Crete 1941<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is estimated that in the Battle of Crete alone 370 aircraft were shot down.<\/p>\n<p>During this period, 1941 &#8211; 1943, 175 aircrafts of Junker 52 units operating in Greece have been lost or destroyed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; \u03a3\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03bc\u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b1\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ba\u03ac\u03c6\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 Ju52 \u03b2\u03c1\u03ad\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b8\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03c3\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c7\u03ae \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u039c\u03ac\u03bb\u03b5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03a7\u03b1\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac. \u03a4\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03bc\u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b2\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03ac \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03ba\u03c4\u03ae, \u03b4\u03b9\u03ac\u03c3\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b1\u03ba\u03c4\u03af\u03bd\u03b1 150 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd. Aircraft debris (Junkers 52) found in the sea area of Maleme, Chania. Shot down during the Battle of Crete, 1941. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; \u00a0\u03a4\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03bc\u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u2026 <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/?p=2381\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[16,8,29,12,182,181,186,15,6,13,99,7,20],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2381"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2434,"href":"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2381\/revisions\/2434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationarchaeology.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}