2019-05-29 20:38:08
A few days ago, we reminded about the next anniversary of the Battle of Crete , which was the beginning of the German occupation of the island. After a few days of fierce fighting, on May 26-28, 1941, German troops defeated the defenders of Chania and Souda and occupied both cities. Defeating the mountains, the Allies from the area of Chania came to the vicinity of Chora Sfakion on the southern coast of Crete, from where they were evacuated by sea from May 28 to June 1. In this way, over 11,000 soldiers left the island. Heraklion and Rethymno faced the longest resistance. However, the British troops defending the capital of Crete were also evacuated on the night of 28 to 29 May, without informing the Greek forces of this fact.
Chora Sfakion: a place commemorating the evacuation of the Allies
Therefore, on Thursday, May 29, 1941, when the Germans entered Heraklion, they found a deserted city , which no one defended. Taking control of Rethymno was a matter of hours. Greek soldiers along with part of the Allies left the positions around the city and retreated into the mountains. The city surrendered on May 30, which set a contractual end to the eleven-day battle over Crete. At the same time, Italian troops landed in Sitia, occupying the Lassithi prefecture. From that moment, the entire island was already under the control of Axis countries.
Germany entering Heraklion. The image comes from the site www.candiadoc.gr
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W bunkrze, w Platanias, można trochę więcej się o tym dowiedzieć. Wstęp za "co łaska", ale warto :)
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Trzymając się tematyki polecam piękny cmentarz poległych żołnierzy (głównie Niemieckich) w miejscowości Maleme. (Niedaleko Chani). Trochę trzeba się nameczyc żeby tam wejsc,ale myślę że warto. Widok z góry przepiękny, a spokój cmentarza zachęca do zadumy i odpoczynku.
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W tamtych rejonach toczyły się pierwsze walki Bitwy o Kretę.
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