The <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crete_Cuff_Title" class="extiw" title="en:Crete Cuff Title">Crete Cuff Title</a></b>, or <b>Crete Cuff Band</b>, (German: <i><b><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%84rmelband_Kreta" class="extiw" title="de:Ärmelband Kreta">Ärmelband Kreta</a></b></i>) was a World War II German military decoration awarded to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wehrmacht" class="extiw" title="en:Wehrmacht">Wehrmacht</a> servicemen who took part in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/battle_of_Crete" class="extiw" title="en:battle of Crete">battle of Crete</a> between 20 and 27 May 1941. While a number of German units had worn cuff titles as part of their regimental or corps insignia, this was the first World War II operation where a cuff title was awarded as a campaign award. Close-up photo of the cuff band sewn onto the left sleeve of a soldier's tunic on display at the Second World War Exhibition of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_Museum_(Norway)" class="extiw" title="en:Armed Forces Museum (Norway)">Norwegian Armed Forces Museum</a> (<i><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forsvarsmuseet" class="extiw" title="no:Forsvarsmuseet">Forsvarsmuseet</a></i>) in Oslo, Norway. Photo taken on February 24, 2020.
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