German Cemetery at Maleme

The German Cemetery at Maleme contains the graves of about 4.500 German paratroopers, most of them young, who lost their lives in the Battle of Crete in May of 1941. The war cemetery is located on a hill, in a very scenic location, serving as a monument reminding the foolishness and devastation of war. A short history of the Battle of Crete is inscribed on the wall of the entrance hall of the cemetery.