War, occupation, civil war · War and occupation · Harbour and pier
Stukas bomb the Crown Prince's yacht in the harbour
26 April 1941 Proven
The Greek Crown Prince had handed his motor yacht over to the Royal Navy, and it was waiting at Myloi to help with the evacuation. In the afternoon of 26 April 1941 German dive bombers spotted it in the harbour and put it out of action.
Note: Greek Tragedy 1941 gives the yacht's name as 'Zharkia' (reading of the scan; spelling uncertain).
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- The pier and harbour
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- War and occupation, Harbour and pier
- Certainty
- Proven confirmed by primary sources
Sources
- Supplement to the London Gazette no. 38293, 19 May 1948: despatch of Admiral A. B. Cunningham with the report of Rear-Admiral H. T. Baillie-Grohman, par. 35 Open (opens in a new tab)
- A. Heckstall-Smith and H. T. Baillie-Grohman, Greek Tragedy 1941, London: Anthony Blond 1961, pp. 126–127, 157–159 Open (opens in a new tab)
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