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Fallschirmjäger memorial

Chania, Greece

The Fallschirmjäger memorial (Fallschirmjäger-Denkmal) is a German war memorial for German parachutists who fell during the ten-day Battle of Crete in World War II. The memorial, known to Cretans as the German bird (Germaniko pouli) or the Evil bird (Kako pouli), was erected in 1941 by the occupation forces and is located about three kilometers west of Chania on the road to Agii Apostoli.

Monument data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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