The Face of Cretan Determination and Bravery Amid the German Onslaught

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This photograph of three Cretan resistance fighters posing with German rifles, hand-grenades and binoculars has been doing the rounds in Greek social media for years.

It is snapped at the village of Anidri, near Chania. According to the files kept by historian Antonis Erzakis, the three fighters are (left to right) Ioannis Vardoulakis, Ioannis Kontekakis and Manolis Vardoulakis.

Over the years, the three men have come to symbolize the courage and heroic determination of the Cretans who…

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Source: Greekreporter