Fallschirmjäger memorial

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German war memorial for German parachutists who fell during the ten-dayBattle of Crete in World War II

The Fallschirmjäger memorial 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 (Greek: Γερμανικό πουλί, Germaniko pouli) or the Evil bird , was erected in 1941 by the occupation forces and is located about three kilometers west of Chania on the road to Agii Apostoli.

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