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battle of crete
The Battle of Crete, 20th May - 1st June 1941
On a trip to Crete in August 2004 I had a chance to visit some of the sites relating to the Battle of Crete. They are presented in the Crete gallery pages. A few maps are reproduced below to try and put some of these photos into context.
Panoramic view eastwards towards Chania, taken from the top of Hill 107
A larger version of this panorama is available for download here - large panoramic view (996KB).
Modern day map of the Maleme - Chania coastline
The map above is not completely up to date - there is now a new main road inland of the coast road, running roughly along the Galatas-Vlaheronitissa line. The map above is not too clear, so again a large downloadable map is available, covering a slightly larger area - map of northwest Crete (692KB).
Allied troop dispositions, Maleme - Chania sector, 20 May 1941
(Source: The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Military History and NZHistory.net)
Map of a slightly larger area covering Kastelli - Souda