Batterie Kolimvari on Crete

[Natter]

From the greek army museum in Chromonastiri, south of Rethymnon (NB: Closed on mondays):

[Natter]

The RAF-memorial in Maleme:

[Natter]

From the allied war cemetary in Souda:

[AvB]

Very nice to see these remains!

[V__]

I just remembered I owe something to Dili from a few months ago. I now have with me the book I was talking about (the one that mentions Greek naval fortifications): Guns at Araxos: 2 twin 8in/45 from Lemnos, 4 4in/50 & 4 4in/60 from Elli. At Rio 2 Krupp 150mm from Fetih Bulent. No 305 guns there but 2 twin 12in (305)/45 from Lemnos were indeed at Aegina.

[kstdk]

Hello

@Natter - thanks for sharing these nice pictures from Crete

Regards
Kurt
kstdk

[Dili]

Many thanks V__

With Kilkis sunk with turrets with guns - unless they were fake for disguise proposes - there weren't more than 2 turrets to put on land and those were at Aegina.

[redgemak]

Here some photo's of my visit to Crete this month.
Memorial of the Greek cadets.

[redgemak]

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Bunker 1 at Georgioupolis.

Jean

[redgemak]

Bunker Two in Gergioupolis.
I did not had a flashlight with me, so most of the pictures were taken in complete darkness. The stairs probably went to the observation room but it was to dangrous to go up without any light;

Jean.

[jopaerya]

Here a list of all guns on Crete and other places from 1943, nice to see the 4 x 21 cm K.39/40 and 17 cm K 18 in the H.K.A.

Regards Jos

[Dili]

Excellent. It is 1 October 1943

What means SOLL, JST, bdst. , verrat ?

and at bottom If.8 ? Also in the bottom is that tank turrets?

[TH]

Soll: number of weapons assigned to that unit
Ist: number of weapons that the unit actually has
bdst.: probably bodenständig, weapons bound to a specific location
Vorrat(?): number of weapons in reserve

And yes the last rows are tank turrets and Festungspak!

[Dili]

Thanks.

I think in the list are also tank guns or am i incorrect? 105 Stuh 42, kwk guns etc

[jopaerya]

Yes , that could be the tanks and Stugs of the divisions in this region .

Regards Jos