Editing Chania (section)

===World War II===
{{Further|Axis occupation of Greece during World War II|Battle of Crete}}
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Another important period for the city of Chania was the invasion and occupation by [[Germany|German]] forces during [[World War II]]. The British force that faced the German paratroopers during the [[Battle Of Crete]] in 1941, had artillery elements over the hill of Dexameni in the south of the city. These elements bombarded the German forces in the [[Maleme]] airfield undetected, until they ran out of ammunition. [[George II of Greece]] stayed in a villa near the village of Perivolia outside Chania before escaping to [[Egypt]]. Part of the city was bombed and a significant proportion of the area's population was either executed or imprisoned due to participation in the resistance against the German rule. The [[Jewish]] community of Chania was also eliminated during the German occupation. Most of them were transported off the island by the [[Nazi Germany|Nazi]] occupiers in 1944. A [[United Kingdom|British]] torpedo [[Sinking of the SS Tanais|sank the ship ''Tanais'']], which was carrying most of the Jewish prisoners.