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What is "Operation Mercury"?

  1. World War II the German invasion of Crete code.

  2. NASA's Mariner 10 Space Mission.

  3. (Europe + Japan) - BepiColombo space mission.

  4. US invasion of Panama.
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Operation Mercury was the code name for the German invasion of Crete during World War II in May 1941. It was a major airborne assault operation and the first primarily airborne invasion in military history. The naming convention follows German practice of using mythological/historical names for operations.

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