In August 1942, a stalemate between the Allied and Axis forces in North Africa permitted the withdrawal of III./ZG 26 to Crete for convoy protection.
V auguste 1942 dovolila patová situácia medzi spojeneckými jednotkami a jednotkami Osi v severnej Afrike stiahnutie jednotky III./ZG 26 na Krétu, kvôli ochrane konvojov.