The story of the abduction, in 1944 from Crete, of General Kreipe, and of "In the footsteps of heroes", two expeditions in Crete remembering and honouring both the Greek and British heroes involved in the original         operation -a project inspired by a reading of the account, Ill Met by Moonlight,  written By William Stanley Moss. Please bear in mind, for reasons that will become clear, that the website is a 'work in progress'

Evidence

This page will show our evidence for some of my/our conclusions as to various locations and the like. 

Signal detailing co-ordinates for beach (Peristeres) from which party evacuated with Kreipe. See Operation Bricklayer link which includes a copy of National Archive said document.

Monument erected at abduction site- is evidence of location and removed that 1% doubt from my first identification.

William Stanley Moss. Copy of his diary, Jan '41 to May '41, which is the basis for his book Ill Met By Moonlight. Consists of 71 pages,  difficult to read in parts,  held at Imperial War Museum London. Ref 13338 05/74/1.