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Souda Bay War Cemetery
Souda Bay War Cemetery
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Souda Bay | Simmachon, Souda, Crete, Greece
Souda Bay | Simmachon, Souda, Crete, Greece
Souda Bay is a bay and natural harbour near the town of Souda on the northwest coast of the Greek island of Crete. The bay is about 15 km long and only two to four km wide, and a deep natural harbour. It is formed between the Akrotiri peninsula and Cape Drapano, and runs west to east. The bay is overlooked on both sides by hills, with a relatively low and narrow isthmus in the west near Chania. Near the mouth of Souda bay, between the Akrotiri and the town of Kalives, there is a group of small islands with Venetian fortifications. The largest island is Souda Island, giving its name to the bay. Souda Bay is now a popular tourist destination although there are no formal public beaches designed in the area, due to the presence of the Crete Naval Base, a major naval installation of the Hellenic Navy and NATO in the eastern Mediterranean. Villages such as Megala Chorafia and Kalives afford fine views of the bay, and house-building, particularly for foreigners and tourist companies, is spreading along the bay.
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Souda Bay War Cemetery - Crete - Greece (4K)
Souda Bay Allied War Cemetery is a military cemetery administrated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission at Souda Bay located 5 km from Chania and contains burials from both World War I and especially World War II (Battle of Crete). Designed by architect Louis de Soissons #soudabaycemetery #warcemetery #crete
Souda Bay War Cemetery
WW 11 Commonwealth War Cemetery in Crete
Souda Bay War Cemetery
Souda Bay War Cemetery, Chania, Crete
Souda Bay War Cemetery 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Crete
The 21 May 2011 was a special day in Crete's recent history when the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Crete was remembered. Many British and Commonwealth Veterans and their families attended this event and the Red Arrows carried out a display. This video was taken in early June 2011 whilst on holiday. Music By David Schombert. Track is called Earth from the Album: Quiet Life, Volume 1
COMMONWEALTH WAR CEMETERY, SOUDA BAY, CRETE
COMMONWEALTH WAR CEMETERY, SOUDA BAY, CRETE. Graves of those who lost their lives in the Battle of Crete during World War Two.
Crete War Memorials, Souda Bay Cemetery, Askifou War Museum
USS Florida Arrives in Souda Bay, Greece SOUDA BAY, GREECE 03.14.2019
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Time Lapse video of the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) mooring pierside at Marathi NATO Pier Complex in Souda Bay, Greece, March 14, 2019.
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Remembrance Day at Souda Bay War Graves, 11th November 2018
‘Remembrance Day at Souda Bay War Graves’ is a re-posting of an earlier version but with beautiful backing vocals by Ερωφίλη Ολυμπία (Pru).
Chania Tour - sunrise at the Suda Bay War Cemetery in Crete, Greece (Friday, October 11th 2013)
CHANIA port of Call for Navigator of the Seas cruise ship -- Crete, GreeceFriday morning (October 11, 2013), we had a TAXI waiting for us in Souda Bay -- pre-scheduled for a day tour (at 30 EURO/hour standard rate). Mano was our driver for the day!
First STOP --
Souda Bay War Cemetery (British Commonwealth War Cemetery) -- located approximately 5 km east from the center of Chania (Xania).
We were the first ones to arrive and enjoyed a gorgeous sunrise and great views of our RCI cruise ship Navigator of the Seas (docked in Souda Bay, Crete).
It is truly a beautiful spot flanked by a steeply rising hillside to the north and only a few kilometers to the base of the white mountains to the south.
It is a quiet, peaceful spot and is immaculately kept, the cemetery proper bounded by trees and shrubs on three sides and the open sea of the bay in front.
The Cemetery is permanently open and may be visited at any time.
Wheelchair access is via the path to the right of the main entrance.
There are now 1,500 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in the cemetery.
776 of the burials are unidentified but special memorials commemorate a number of casualties believed to be buried among them.
The cemetery also contains 19 First World War burials brought in from Suda Bay Consular Cemetery, 1 being unidentified.
There are also 7 burials of other nationalities and 37 non-war burials.
Historical Information ---
In May 1941, the Commonwealth force in Crete was organized in five widely separated defence areas along the north coast - around the three airfields at Iraklion, Rethymnon and Maleme, and at Suda Bay and the port of Chania.
The Germans launched their attack on 20 May with airborne troops. The airfield at Maleme was quickly captured and used for landing German reinforcements.
On 23 May, the remainder of the Maleme position had to be given up and its defenders fell back to Chania. On 26 May, the Allied line west of Chania was broken. Suda Bay became indefensible and the troops from these two positions, with the remainder of the Maleme garrison, withdrew across the island to Sfakion, where many of them were evacuated by sea on the nights of the 28 - 31 May.
The airborne attacks on the Iraklion and Rethymnon positions on 20 May were repulsed. Iraklion was successfully defended until the night of 29/29 May when the garrison was evacuated by sea.
Orders for the Rethymnon garrison to fight its way southward for evacuation did not arrive, and it was overwhelmed on 31 May.
Of the total Commonwealth land force of 32,000 men, 18,000 were evacuated, 12,000 were taken prisoner and 2,000 were killed.
The site of Suda Bay War Cemetery was chosen after the war and graves were moved there by 21st and 22nd Australian War Graves Units from the four burial grounds that had been established by the German occupying forces at Chania, Iraklion, Rethymnon and Galata, and from isolated sites and civilian cemeteries.
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HMS Sutherland to mark 70th anniversary of Battle of Crete at suda bay 2011
HMS SUTHERLAND at the 2011 battle of crete anniversary suda bay allied cemetery following the memorial service.
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Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman conducts a regularly scheduled port visit to Souda Bay, Greece. Truman is currently operating in Commander 6th Fleet area of responsibility in support of maritime security operations alongside allies.
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The Allied war cemetery at Souda Bay, Crete
The Allied war cemetery at Souda Bay, Crete
Armistice Day at Souda Bay War Graves, 11th November 2018
On the 100th anniversary of the Armistice which ended the First World War. Souda Bay is a beautiful location to remember the dead of so many conflicts and the sound of the ‘Last Post’ before the silence always brings a lump to the throat.
Greece - Souda Bay - Crete - Commonwealth War Memorial
Moving place to visit. Brave soldiers who defended Crete are laid to rest.
Crete - Souda Bay WWII cemetery - respecting so many who never returned and remain un-named
The battle of Crete in WWII (1941) was a very important point in that war. So many lives were lost here, and so many cruisers have relatives that never returned. The cemetery is worth visiting just to pay a moments respect, then look out to sea towards Syria and ask what we have learned. We have added this to our churches playlist as well as the Eastern Med because it is a church, more so than many buildings. It is a place of respect.The blog on this film is at -
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German War Cemetery at Dionyssos-Rapendoza, Greece
German war cemetery at Dionyssos-Rapendoza, Attica, Greece.This cemetery is located 30 kilometers northeast of Athens. Here are lying 9,905 German soldiers in total. Among them 68 are since the 1st World War.
The names of 843 more soldiers, their body (or grave) was never found, are also written on three plaques.
In this cemetery are lying all the German soldiers killed in action during the 2nd World War in all Greek territory, except the Crete Island, where another war cemetery exists.
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