The Museum of the Battle of Crete and the National Resistance (Greek:Μουσείο Μάχης Κρήτης και Εθνικής Αντίστασης) is a municipal historical museum dedicated to the defense of Crete during WWII and the popular resistance of Crete. It is located near theHeraklion Archaeological Museum in the city of Heraklion on the island of Crete, Greece.
It was founded by theMunicipality of Heraklion in May 1994. The museum's aim is to collect, preserve and exhibit relics from the period 1941–1945 in an appropriate manner, as well as to document and disseminate information on the people's struggle during theBattle of Crete and the subsequentGerman-Italian occupation.[1]
In addition to presenting a range of material witnesses to the past, the museum aims to cultivate interest and respect for the history of Crete.[2]
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