WWII CRETE: THE KIDNAPPING OF NAZI GEN. HEINRICH KREIPE
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast
Jon Hagadorn
4.5 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 24 March 2024
⏱️ 54 minutes
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The story of the 1944 British-led kidnapping of Nazi Lt. General Heinrich Kriepe on the island of Crete and the subsequent reprisals which crippled Greece's economy and culture for years to come. Also the story of the determined resistance on Crete throughout the war and the Nazi's systematic destruction of the Grecian and Cretan people.
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| 0:00.0 | And the Oh, Welcome back everyone to |
| 0:33.0 | one thousand one heroes legends histories and mysteries podcast this is your host |
| 0:37.4 | John Hagadorn today I'm taking you to Crete the largest and most populous of the Greek islands and the fifth largest |
| 0:44.8 | island of the Mediterranean Sea. |
| 0:47.1 | It's located 99 miles south of the Greek mainland. |
| 0:51.6 | Crete is very mountainous and beautiful, with rivers pouring from the highlands to the sea, |
| 0:56.0 | and the shores littered with coves, inlets, and tiny islands. |
| 1:00.0 | Its mountains are a source of pride to the Cretian people. |
| 1:04.0 | Cretans love their country which became a Greek state in 1913. |
| 1:09.0 | The tourism friends website at loving Crete.com features a section called |
| 1:15.6 | the Amari Valley, the Hidden Diamond and describes the Fertile Valley as being an |
| 1:21.0 | enchanting region perched 1800 feet above sea and boasting an |
| 1:24.9 | idyllic climate. |
| 1:27.0 | It is indeed a serene and picturesque valley nestled between the mountains, a hidden treasure |
| 1:31.9 | waiting to be found. |
| 1:34.1 | A picture of one of the hillside villages |
| 1:36.2 | shows a cluster of homes on a hillside, |
| 1:38.3 | covered with olive, apple, and cherry trees. |
| 1:41.2 | And in the spring, the cherry trees bloom and transform the valley into a sea of white. |
| 1:46.4 | The valley is watched over by Mount Kidros and Mount Haida. |
| 1:50.4 | The villages are all connected by a single winding road and the area remains a hidden gem for the few tourists who come there. |
| 1:57.0 | There are structures there dating back thousands of years to the first Byzantine period. |
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