page_title: Razing of Kandanos
section_title: Aftermath
hierarchical_section_title: Razing of Kandanos / Aftermath
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Mahnmal in Kandanos Sonstiges: ...
context_page_description: The Razing of Kandanos refers to the complete destruction of the village of Kandanos in Western Crete and the killing of about 180 of its inhabitants on 3 June 1941 by German occupying forces during World War II.
  It was ordered by Generaloberst Kurt Student in reprisal for the participation of the local population in the Battle of Crete that had held advancing German soldiers for two days. The destruction constituted one of the most atrocious war crimes committed during the occupation of Crete by Axis forces in World War II.
context_section_description: A memorial to the fallen soldiers of the 95 Battalion was erected by the  5. Gebirgs Division near Floria after the surrender of Crete.
  After the surrender of Germany, General Kurt Student was captured by the British. In May 1947, he came before a military tribunal to answer charges of mistreatment and murder of prisoners of war by his forces in Crete. Greece's demand to have Student extradited was declined. Student was found guilty of three out of eight charges and sentenced to five years in prison. However, he was given a medical discharge and was released in 1948. Student was never tried for crimes against civilians.
  Today, Kandanos has been rebuilt and is the seat of the eponymous municipality. Reproductions of the sombre Wehrmacht signposts commemorating the destruction of the village are displayed on a local war memorial.
caption: The Kandanos war memorial in 2000
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