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Maleme is best known as the place where [[Germany|German]] [[paratroopers]] first attacked Crete in [[1941]], at the start of the [[Battle of Crete]] of [[World War II]]. They captured the airstrip that was located just outside the town. Many lost their life in the attack and are buried in the German war cemetery located on a hill above Maleme. There are many stories of Cretan peasants attacking and killing paratroopers with their farming tools, walking sticks and even their bare hands.