Sphakia was the evacuation point for the Allied soldiers during the withdrawal from Crete in May 1941. 71 men from the Māori Battalion were among the 12,254 Allied troops left on the island to be taken prisoners.
Reference:
Nga Taonga a Nga Tama Toa Trust
Photographer, Siobhan Houkamau
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