Narrow Escapes of WWII — Season 1, Episode 5: Lucky Laycock's Escape from Crete

Episode synopsis

This is the dramatic story of how Crete was captured by the Germans and how Robert Laycock led a desperate rear guard action against crack German mountain troops.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Doolittle Raid
• E2Wingate and the Chindits
• E3The Black Battalion Holds the Line
• E4Manstein Holds the Line
• E6The Amiens Raid
• E7Breakout Through Hell's Gate
• E8The Road of Bones
• E9Morshead Holds Tobruk
• E10The Real Bridge Too Far
• E11Evacuation in the Baltic
• E12Operation Pedestal
• E13Moore's March