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Damasta ( el, Δαμάστα) is a village in the municipality of Malevizi, in the Heraklion regional unit of Crete, Greece. According to the 2011 census, it numbers 245 inhabitants. The village is first attested in the 16th century. During World War II, it was the site of the
Damasta ( el, Δαμάστα) is a village in the municipality of Malevizi, in the Heraklion regional unit of Crete, Greece. According to the 2011 census, it numbers 245 inhabitants. The village is first attested in the 16th century. During World War II, it was the site of the Damasta sabotage
The Damasta sabotage ( el, Το σαμποτάζ της Δαμάστας) was an attack by Cretan resistance fighters led by British Special Operations Executive officer Captain Bill Stanley Moss MC against German occupation forces in World Wa ...
on 8 August 1944, and the Germans executed 30 inhabitants as reprisals on 21 August.
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Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit) {{Crete-geo-stub