Does anyone know details about a WWII (allies) soldier who fought on his own for 3 hours a German regiment?

Question

I was told that this event took place in late April 1941 when a German regiment was attempting to land on the coast of an island in the Aegean Sea (Greece). The coast was protected by a single machine gunner who managed to hold them at bay for 3 hours. The Germans suffered heavy losses in their landing crafts and had to call in their airforce for cover. They eventually took the island but never found the lone machine gunner. When he run out of ammunition he hid in a village and eventually escaped to neutral Turkey.
This surely has to be the most incredible battle fought during WWII since a single soldier fought off an entire regiment (approximately 800 men).
What was the island? The nationality (British or Greek?) and name of this soldier? Is this event recorded in a book?

CONRANGER:
I liked your answer but there are these parameters that you should bear in mind.
1We don't know if he was Greek or British
2Greeks and Turks are traditional enemies, but in 1941 over 5000 Greek soldiers escaped to Turkey during the German invasion of Greece. When the Germans started landing on the greek islands almost all garrisons fled to Turkey, only a few miles away. Many were apprehended by the Turks but by early 1942 almost all were allowed to leave for Egypt and join the newly formed Greek Armed Forces of the Middle East.
3It is a fact that the German forces landing on the greek islands never used their airforce for cover. There was no resistance. The case of the lone machine gunner is the sole exception. Crete is different because the landing there was airborne and met with fierce resistance.
4This machine gunner was left on his own since his comrades fled as soon as they saw the German dinghies sailing to the coast.
5He kept loading the gun by himself

Answer 1

Another Urban myth!

No Greek soldier would have been welcomed in Turkey, (Friends of Germany since WW1) they, the Turks and Greeks are long standing traditional enemies.

A lone machine-gunner held the coast line??
machine gunners work in pairs, gunner and loader, with others m.g. teams mutually supporting them, with infantry deployed as extra support.

The German Air-force would have been there from the beginning to provide air cover during a landing.

Answer 2

It sounds very much like a spinoff of the Battle of Crete. The Germans made airborne drops of paratroopers onto Crete against the British garrison but suffered so many casualties that they never attempted another airborne invasion.

If the story is true, the soldier would have been British.

Answer 3

i'm no longer able to undergo in innovations the call of this soldier, however a similar adventure occured for the duration of the Allied invasion of France. 2 paratroopers have been separated from something of the army in a typhoon and landed in a swamp outdoors a small French city occupied by the Germans. on their very own they controlled to unencumber city from approximately one hundred opposition warring parties with out receiving any backup.

Answer 4

I am sure, that all American soldiers where heroes, since they came into the war, when 60 Million Allies stood against 6 Million worn out German Soldiers, who had no supplies left.

Answer 5

A single SS soldier did something similar in Russia against a tank company or regiment (I forget which).

Answer 6

I couldn't find anything on the subject. In Europe, Audie Murphy was a big hero. Here's some links. I hope they help.

Answer 7

holly crap if that's true then that's pretty good considering the numbers