| Operation Albumen | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Battle of the Mediterranean, in the Second World War | |
 Aircraft being repaired in Maleme, August 1941 | |
| Location | |
| Objective | Commando raids on German airfields in the Axis-occupied Greek island of Crete |
| Date | 7/8 June 1942 4/5 July 1943 |
| Executed by |  United Kingdom Greece Free France |
| Outcome | Allied victory |
| Casualties | 12 German soldiers Pierre Léostic † 3 Free French captured 62+ citizens killed |
Operation Albumen was the name given to British Commando raids in June 1942 on German airfields in the Axis-occupied Greek island of Crete, to prevent them from being used in support of the Axis forces in the Western Desert Campaign in the Second World War. The operations were carried out with similar raids against Axis airfields at Benghazi, Derna and Barce in Libya and were among the first planned sabotage acts in occupied Europe.