Crete, - Page 2

poppypiper · 30-01-2008, 08:02 PM

Looking for information on civilian casualties in Crete during Battle Of Crete.

poppypiper · 30-01-2008, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by harribobs

for those that haven't guessed, Crete is one of my special interests

although the mood of the island is definetly reconciliation towards the germans, they (quite rightly) still remember what happen during the war. each village has it's memorial to its casualties, civilian and andartes

so i am posting a few pictures which i hope will be of interest

the first is found in the mountain town of Anogia, this is the english translation, the other plaques ar ein greek and the original german

I ma planning a journey to Crete in September 2008 to play my pipes in tribute to the civilians who died in WW2. Would be grateful of any information regarding names of casualties and twons/villages they lived in.
Bill Jenkins
Liverpool

poppypiper · 30-04-2008, 11:04 PM

Hi,

Having travelled to over 100 military war graves locations worldwide I am now going to CRETE this time to play my pipes at the memorials to the civilians whi died during and after The Battle Of Crete.

I would appreciate any information/photos/locations etc. I am setting off alone on the 2nd September 2008 and anticipate being in Crete for three weeks.

Bill Jenkins
Liverpool

Quote:

Originally Posted by sappernz

Many years ago I had a cutting from a paper which showed a German soldier laying down his rifle, walking to a group of villagers and being shot by other Germans, along with the villagers.
He had refused to shoot the villagers as alleged partisans and was given the choice to either kill them or join them and be killed. He joined them.
This was either in Crete or Greece and there is a memorial to him in the village where this happened.
The photos were taken by another German soldier.
This is not a false story but true and would anyone know where this occured.
It ***** me off when I lose something like that.

D-Day Girl · 01-05-2008, 12:35 AM

Interesting stuff, the Balkan theater has always interested me, thanks for sharing.

4th wilts · 01-05-2008, 02:57 PM

i should think crete would make a lovely holiday,especially the north coast.yours,lee.

Gotthard Heinrici · 01-05-2008, 03:07 PM

Yeah its been a place that I would like to visit. Having a warm climate certainly helps too!!

01-05-2008, 03:07 PM	#16 (permalink)
Gotthard Heinrici Ostfront is where its at! Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,660	Yeah its been a place that I would like to visit. Having a warm climate certainly helps too!! __________________ *"The Eastern front is like a house of cards. If the front is broken through at one point all the rest will collapse."* - General Heinz Guderian "With amazement and disappointment, we discovered in late October and early November that the beaten Russians seemed quite unaware that as a military force they had almost ceased to exist." - General Blumentritt "In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen me fight so hard." Lieutenant General Wilhelm Bittrich - Commander of II SS Panzer Korps - (Commenting on the British Paratroopers at Arnhem) - September 1944 "Had Clark given more heed to Juin's views...the savage battles of Cassino would probably never have been fought and the venerable house of St Benedict would have been unscathed" Rudolf Böhmler - 1st Fallschirmjäger Division - 1944 (After the bombing of Monte Cassino)

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