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{{Short description|Museum in Heraklion, Crete}}
The ''' Museum of the Battle of Crete and the National Resistance''' ({{langx|el|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 the [[Heraklion Archaeological Museum]] in the city of Heraklion on the island of Crete, Greece.
It was founded by the [[Municipality 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 the [[Battle of Crete]] and the subsequent [[Axis occupation of Greece|German-Italian occupation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gtp.gr/TDirectoryDetails.asp?ID=13064 |title=Museum of the Battle of Crete and the National Resistance |website=gtp.gr |access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraklion.gr/en/ourplace/battle-of-crete/battle-of-crete.html |title=The Battle of Crete and National Resistance Museum |website=heraklion.gr |access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref>
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/1/eh151.jsp?obj_id=3472 Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110930135248/http://www.heraklion.gr/en/city/battle-of-crete/battle-of-crete.html City of Herakleion]
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[[Category:1994 establishments in Greece]]
[[Category:Crete in World War II]]
[[Category:Museums established in 1994]]
[[Category:Museums in Heraklion]]
[[Category:World War II museums in Greece|Crete]]
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