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Tourist Spot Attractions In Kandanos

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Kandanos or Kantanos , also Candanos, is a town and former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kantanos-Selino, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 73.081 km2 . It was part of the former Selino Province which covered the southwest of the island. The town has 421 residents.
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  • 1. Kandanos War Memorial Kandanos
    The Razing of Kandanos or the Holocaust of Kandanos occurred with 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.
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