Cemetery #7934
Maleme German War Cemetery - Germaniko Nekrotafio
Local name: Γερμανικό Στρατιωτικό Νεκροταφείο Μάλεμε
Also known as Soldatenfriedhof Maleme (Maleme German War Cemetery/Germaniko Nekrotafio) · Maleme German War Cemetery · Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof Maleme
189
documented records
≈ 230–450
approx. capacity (graves)
0.011 km²
cemetery area
Nov 5, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
The German war cemetery at Maleme lies on Hill 107 near Maleme airport on the north coast of Crete, about 20 kilometres from Chania. It is the second-largest German military cemetery in Greece. The site is maintained by the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge. Visitors can call +30 2821 062296 for information.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 35.522564° N, 23.831057° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
Showing the first 50 of 189, A–Z by surname. Search all records
Gustav Abitz 1913 – 1941 
Georg Baur 1919 – 1941 
Heinrich Blüm 1919 – 1941 
Ernst Bode 1919 – 1941 
Wilhelm Borutta 1914 – 1942 
Hans Brinker 1921 – 1941 
Heinz Bruns 1921 – 1941 
Hermann Buck 1916 – 1944 
Heinz Burkart 1922 – 1945 
Heinz Carow 1920 – 1942 
Karl-Heinz Dickmeis 1921 – 1941 
Friedrich Diehl 1914 – 1943 
August Ehrsam 1901 – 1944 
Otto Eickenhorst 1918 – 1941 
Gustav Feiertag 1919 – 1941 
Karl-Heinz Fischer 1921 – 1941 
Heinrich Flinkert 1920 – 1941 
Alois Flommersfeld 1921 – 1941 
Robert Forster 1920 – 1941 
Karl Freiberger 1921 – 1941 
Theodor Fritz 1911 – 1941 
Hermann Frohn 1919 – 1941 
Franz Frommlet 1915 – 1941 - Alfred Gasper 1918 – 1944
Friedrich Gehler 1920 – 1943 
Fritz Geihf 1920 – 1941 
Heinrich Geldmeier 1923 – 1941 
Karl-Heinz Gessing 1921 – 1944 
Julius Gogolinski 1912 – 1942 
Richard Goller 1921 – 1941 
Kurt Goltzsche 1906 – 1942 
Anton Görtz 1918 – 1941 
Friedrich Grasedieck 1915 – 1945 - Michael Grassmann 1912 – 1943
- Hermann Greife 1915 – 1941
Ernst Gutmann 1912 – 1941 
Rudolf Haberlandt 1917 – 1941 
Conrad Hafner 1922 – 1941 - Josef Hammerschmidt 1918 – 1941
Adam Hanker 1910 – 1944 
Hubert Hansing 1917 – 1941 
Heinz-August Harries 1920 – 1941 
Bernhard Hartmann 1913 – 1941 - Dieter Hartmann 1913 – 1941
Hellmuth Hartmann 1910 – 1943 - Alfons Hauke 1922 – 1944
Theo Hegenauer 1915 – 1941 
Gustav-Adolf Heicke 1911 – 1941 
Herbert Heide 1919 – 1941 - Gerhard Heim 1919 – 1941
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Tavronitis Cemetery 1.3 km away · Dempla
- Maleme Cemetery 1.3 km away · Platanias
- Cemetery of Agios Ioannis 2.0 km away · Platanias
- Cemetery of Agios Panteleimon 2.2 km away · Kamisiana
- Cemetery of Metochi 2.4 km away · Máleme
- Kontomari Cemetery 3.2 km away · Platanias
- Neriana Cemetery 3.9 km away · Platanias
- Palio Gerani Cemetery 4.2 km away · Palio Gerani
- Cemetery of Vouvon 4.8 km away · Kolymvari
- Nekrotafio Kolimpariou 5.0 km away · Chania
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Common questions
How big is Maleme German War Cemetery - Germaniko Nekrotafio?
Maleme German War Cemetery - Germaniko Nekrotafio covers about 11,000 m² (2.8 acres), about the size of 2 soccer fields. It is the 7th largest of the 310 cemeteries we list in Crete.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Maleme German War Cemetery - Germaniko Nekrotafio is that of Willi Nagel, who died on April 21, 1941 at the age of 21.