page_title: Fallschirmjäger memorial
section_title: Present state
hierarchical_section_title: Fallschirmjäger memorial / Present state
caption_attribution_description: English: Chania, Crete Deutsch: Fallschirmjägerdenkmal Chania, Kreta
context_page_description: The Fallschirmjäger memorial is a Germanwar memorial for German parachutists who fell during the ten-day
  Battle of Crete in World War II. The memorial, known to Cretans as the German bird
  or the Evil bird,
  was erected in 1941 by the occupation forces
  and is located about three kilometers west of Chania on the road to Agii Apostoli.
context_section_description: Originally in the countryside, Germaniko pouli is today encompassed by dense urban buildings and has lent its name to the surrounding area. Apart from the swastika which was covered with cement soon after the liberation of Crete, the memorial stood more or less intact until the early 2000s. In the winter of 2001, a storm demolished most of the eagle's body.
  Today, the pedestal and its inscription are in a derelict state and mostly covered with graffiti. There have been some discussions and controversy whether it should be restored or demolished.
caption: The memorial's pedestal as it is today.
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