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Plakias => Where to go => Topic started by: harribobs on April 25, 2006, 09:48:28 AM
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right then..where's this? and why was it important?
NOT plakias
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Can I phone a friend? :'(
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i think its important because you would get wet if it wasnt there?
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right then..where's this? and why was it important?
NOT plakias
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Maleme 1941 used by Germans??
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Maleme 1941 used by Germans??
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ooooh! Dotty's very close..
here's the other side...
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Tavroniti bridge.
No cheating
WW2 pictures looked identical with a helpfull direction hint from Dotty
We will settle that in Livicon with Dotty?
Leen
One day working and 3 nights away from Plakias/Crete
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Tavroniti bridge.
No cheating
WW2 pictures looked identical with a helpfull direction hint from Dotty
We will settle that in Livicon with Dotty?
Leen
One day working and 3 nights away from Plakias/Crete
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OOh yes please I'll cheat you come up with the correct answer, sounds good to me.
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well done both of you...one extra raki each at the livicon
Indeed it is the bridge at tavronitis, where the germans landed their planes in the river bed. it's right next door to maleme airfield which was the objective of the invasion in the west
it's quite scarey to see all the bullet and cannon shell damage on the bridge supports
One day working and 3 nights away from Plakias/Crete
excellent Leen...have a great time!
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well done both of you...one extra raki each at the livicon
Indeed it is the bridge at tavronitis, where the germans landed their planes in the river bed. it's right next door to maleme airfield which was the objective of the invasion in the west
it's quite scarey to see all the bullet and cannon shell damage on the bridge supports
One day working and 3 nights away from Plakias/Crete
excellent Leen...have a great time!
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Is this my punishment for cheating?
well done both of you...one extra raki each at the livicon
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Is this my punishment for cheating?
well done both of you...one extra raki each at the livicon
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yeah!
you're buying!!!
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Is this my punishment for cheating?
well done both of you...one extra raki each at the livicon
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yeah!
you're buying!!!
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If its raki I would rather buy than drink so it looks like two for you Leen on order from Dennis
Dotty
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Have a great time both of you and ( touch wood) i'll see you in a couple of weeks!
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another one for you all
(http://harribobs.smugmug.com/photos/67494102-L.jpg)
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er - Mandy trecking to a Holy place with cross sticking out of back of rucksack :'(
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she's beyond redemption....
that pole does look a bit odd though!
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well to get these views, you have to work a little harder
(http://harribobs.smugmug.com/photos/64199255-O.jpg)
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Er - Is that a bus stop I see there?
Terrific picture.
Yvonne
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Er - Is that a bus stop I see there?
Terrific picture.
Yvonne
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hey Chris
is it middleton junction arf
when you off to plakias ??
enjoy the memorial stone at souda mare cliff side to
" THE MANCHESTER RAMBLER"
laters Roger
ps if you could take a photo or two , we would appreciate it.
thxs red d
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Er - Is that a bus stop I see there?
Yvonne
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no buses up there...it's the south edge of the lassithi plateau ( looking north ) the bus stop sign is an E4 sign
the E4 walking route ( in crete) starts at kato zakros and ends in kissamos
(http://harribobs.smugmug.com/photos/27504461-S.jpg)
if you then turn south you've got a high plateau called something like limanatou, that's wrong..i know but without getting out a book, thats the best i can do
(http://harribobs.smugmug.com/photos/27504481-L.jpg)
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enjoy the memorial stone at souda mare cliff side to
" THE MANCHESTER RAMBLER"
laters Roger
ps if you could take a photo or two , we would appreciate it.
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will do mate...i cease being a wage slave on the 16th ( for two weeks anyway)
cheers
chris
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another..rather higher picture
(http://harribobs.smugmug.com/photos/72657794-L-1.jpg)
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I'm sorry to bring such an old thread back from the depths, but i'm currently doing some research of the Maleme Airfield and the battles that took place around there during the battle for Crete in 1941.
The photos in this thread of the Iron Bridge are the only recent ones I've ever seen and are wondering if you have anymore of the actual bridge, from either looking at the bottom of the bridge or the top of it? Also if there are any pictures of the Airfield or River would be great to
Thanks for your time
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I'm sorry to bring such an old thread back from the depths, but i'm currently doing some research of the Maleme Airfield and the battles that took place around there during the battle for Crete in 1941.
firstly don't be sorry about bringing up old threads, i have often said there is so much lost information in old threads and as a group we tend to treat them as defunct but new group members can get so much from them
i have quite a few current pictures of the bridge and the tavronitis river bed, it's an great place to anyone with an interest in the battle of crete, i was able to get on the air field during the 2001 celebrations which was just about impossible when it was a working army base.
i've also many pictures of WW2 memorials and places of importance in the battle and the resistance, having visited a lot of them
i'm sure there's many on the forum cringing about one of my favourite subjects being brought up sorry
what especially are you looking into?
cheers
chris
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Not exactly the same subject, but similar even so...
There's a good article in the Crete Gazette this month re: the resistance.
http://www.cretegazette.com (http://www.cretegazette.com)
george g...
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I didn't know about the gazette untill now! it's good for a read so i subscribed to it. Gets me more in the holiday mood! is it July yet?
Barny.
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I didn't know about the gazette untill now! it's good for a read so i subscribed to it. Gets me more in the holiday mood! is it July yet?
Barny.
If I can help somebody on my way through life....
george g...
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this is one of my favourites
it's a view over Maleme Friedhof, looking down to the airfield
the german cemetary is a very moody place, they don't have the lightness of a CWGC cemetary
(http://harribobs.smugmug.com/photos/148990841-M-0.jpg)
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Sorry I haven't replied to this topic after I posted, been rather busy with life and work etc.
I'm looking for pictures from on top of the bridge to see how it's made ie the layout of support beams, railings and so on, also any from the underside of the bridge and the riverbed it's located in.
I'm also after pictures of the Maleme Airfield, Hill 107 (Hill beside the airfield), roads in the area etc. Also if anyone has a street map of the town of Maleme I would be indebted to them for ever and would give you my first born as payment.
Other pictures that might come in handy are any left over defenses that may still stand from 1941, weather these be old trench systems or barbed wire entanglements etc.
I know I'm asking alot, but seeing I'm way over here in New Zealand and can't afford to travel to Crete
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have a look at this gallery and you may find the shots of the bridge you are looking for, feel free to use them unless it's a commercial venture, but let know what you are using them for anyway
Maleme Gallery (http://harribobs.smugmug.com/gallery/577895)
i do have some others that i'll upload later
a street map of Maleme? that would be pretty thin, there's the one main road running thru the town and a few side roads off it
courtesy of the good people at g00glemaps you can get a very good idea of the place
(http://harribobs.smugmug.com/photos/152514561-L.jpg) the main road comes out of the town and takes a sharp left by the airfield then a sharp right over the (new) tavronitis bridge, the old bridge is visible on the screenshot
there's very little left that would indicate there was a battle there, don't forget it was a working army base for a long long time, so they are not going to be leaving battlefield scrap around. Apart from the bullet holes in the bridge supports, i can only think of the remains of some pill boxes on the beaches (but that was from long after the battle) i believe that the rear doors of one of Roy Farrans tanks are now used as a gate in Galatas but i've never seen them
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and Hill 107 is of course the German Cemetery now
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Thanks alot for the help.
I'm working for a game modification team called Ham and Jam, we are developing a free modifcation of the halflife 2 engine based upon battles the commonwealth forces undertook during World War two. I'm going to develop a level based roughly around Maleme with some of the major areas being included, ie the Iron Bridge, Airfield etc.
I'm also looking at possibly doing something based around Galatas area seeing there was some good action fought there over pink, wheat hill etc.
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Ham and Jam?
wrong bridge mate
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Ham and Jam?
wrong bridge mate
Haha thats true
Thanks again for the pictures they will help me alot
Also the ham and Jam site is found at www.hamandjam.org if you're interested in checking it out
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i'll have a look thanks
just to let the non-military minded in on the joke,
Ham and Jam were the code signals to say that the bridges across the Orne had been taken by British glider-borne troops, in the early hours of D Day, denying the Germans the chance to push armour on to the beaches
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Thanks Chris
I was about to ask what this was all about
Interesting to see that the Ham and Jam guys are based in East Sussex.
george g...
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Thanks Chris
I was about to ask what this was all about
george g...
an amazing story of raw courage George, a very good book to look for is by Stephen Ambrose ( a yank) Pegasus Bridge