Chapter 53

           Eleutheria"WhentheItaliansinvadedGreecein1940,IhadalreadydecidedthatIwouldnotrunawayfromEurope.Icannottellyouwhy.Perhapsitwascuriosity,perhapsitwasguilt,perhapsitwasindifference.Andhere,onaremotecornerofaremoteisland,itdidnotrequiregreatcourage.TheGermanstookoverfromtheItaliansonApril6th,1941.ByApril27ththeywereinAthens.InJunetheystartedtheinvasionofCreteandforatimewewereinthethickofthewar.Transportairplanespassedoveralldaylong,Germanlandingcraftfilledtheharbors.Butafterthatpeacesoonalightedbackontheisland.Ithadnostrategicvalue,eithertotheAxisortotheResistance.Thegarrisonherewasverysmall.FortyAustrianstheNazisgavetheAustriansandtheItaliansalltheeasyOccupationpostscommandedbyalieutenantwhohadbeenwoundedduringtheinvasionofFrance."Already,duringtheinvasionofCrete,IhadbeenorderedoutofBourani.Apermanentlookoutsectionwaspostedhere,andthemaintenanceofthisobservationpointwastherealreasonwehadagarrisonatall.FortunatelyIhadahouseinthevillage.TheGermanswerenotunpleasant.Theycarriedallmyportablepossessionsoverthereforme.AndevenpaidmeasmallbilletingrentforBourani.Thenjustwhenthingsweresettlingdown,ithappenedthattheproedros,themayorofthevillagethatyear,hadafatalthrombosis.TwodayslaterIwassummonedtomeetthenewlyarrivedcommandantoftheisland.

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