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Haurongo: McIntyre, Peter

'Parachutists landing on Galatas' by Peter McIntyre

'Parachutists landing on Galatas' by Peter McIntyre

Official war artist Peter McIntyre's painting 'Parachutists landing on Galatas' captures the dramatic scenes on 20 May 1941 when Germans began an airborne invasion of the island of Crete. It was less than a month after the Allies' evacuation from Greece.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: AAAC 898 NCWA 16

by Peter McIntyre

Permission of Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga must be obtained before any re-use of this material.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Warren Feeney. 'McIntyre, Peter', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2000, whakahou August 2020. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/47348/parachutists-landing-on-galatas-by-peter-mcintyre (accessed 4 June 2026).