01 Anoyianos by Maria Manousaki Violinist

Original music inspired by her Cretan roots and her love for Jazz.
Anoyianos is a Cretan dance, Anoyia is a mountain in Crete in the town of Rethemnos. The large and global significance activity of residents occurred during the Battle of Crete and National Resistance.

In 1941 in Anogia, the 'Liberation Action Committee' ' was founded. Anogia was the core of the Resistance in Crete and the abduction of General Kreipe Kidnap of Heinrich Kreipe took place in Anogia where from the evacuation to take him to Africa was orchestrated. There was an unfavorable response and on August 13 1944, the commander of the Crete fortress, Ch. Miller ordered the demolition of Anogia and annihilation of every male from Anogia in a radius of 1 kilometer(0.7miles). Thus, in August 13 of 1944, three battalions of German troops surrounded Anogia and set garrisons in the surrounding hills. They arrested 80 elders and sent them in Heraklion and executed nine disabled persons, all others were evacuated to the surrounding mountains. They blew up every single house with dynamite, and started an arson, about 800 houses became rubble and they burned 6 elderly disabled women, German civilization. The remaining men fled to mountain Psiloritis to be saved.

Between 1941 and 1944, during the fight against the German invaders, a total of 104 Anogians were killed .

In 1946, the state honored Anogia with the awarding of the war Cross first class for the disasters which affected and for their heroism. The following year, the community, honoris causa, was recognized as Municipality Anogia.