This year is the 84th Anniversary of the Battle of Crete. The fighting around Rethymno will be commemorated in a series of events, listed below.
22nd May 2025
18:00 Memorial Service & reception at Armeni in the memory of the Greek Police General Stylianos Menioudakis (Armeni village, Municipality of Rethymno).
19:30 Memorial Service at the Preveli memorial. Following memorial service, guided tour at the Preveli Monastery.
23rd May 2025
11:30 Memorial Service at Missiria memorial (Missiria village, Municipality of Rethymno).
24th May 2025
10:00 Memorial Service at Latzimas (Prinos village, Municipality of Rethymno).
11:30 Memorial Service at Stavromenos (Stavromenos village, Municipality of Rethymno).
13:30 Memorial at Hellenic Australian memorial (Rethymno town).
25th May 2025
10:00 Te Deum at the Cathedral of Rethymno.
11:00 Memorial Service, reception and cultural events at the Police Cadet School (Rethymno town, 36 Nikou Kazantzaki st).
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