Program released for Battle of Crete events across Australia

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The Cretan Federation of Australia and New Zealand has released the official national program of events for the Battle of Crete that will be held in May and June 2024 around Australia. Events across Australia will commemorate the 83rd Anniversary of the Battle of Crete and the Greek Campaign.

The events will be attended by a delegation from the Hellenic Ministry of Defence including Vice Admiral Christos Sasiakos, Deputy Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff; Captain Pavlos Angelopoulos, Staff Officer of the Bilateral Relations Directorate of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff; Lieutenant Commander Stylianos Mitsiotis, Staff Officer of Public Relations Directorate of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff; and Colonel Ioannis Fasianos, Military Attache of the Hellenic National Defence Force based in Canberra.

The delegation will be travelling to Perth, Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne. Below is the national schedule of events:

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