The Cretan resistance lasted from May 20, 1941 when Nazi Germany invaded until the end of World War II. The resistance movement involved figures such as Patrick Leigh Fermor and George Psychoundakis. Some of the most famous moments in the resistance included the abduction of General Kriepe and the battle of Trahili. Sir Patrick Michael Leigh Fermor, known as Paddy, (born 11 February 1915, London) is a British author, scholar and soldier, who played a prominent role behind the lines in the Battle of Crete during World War II. He is famous in the genre of travel literature. ... George Psychoundakis (November 3, 1920 – January 29, 2006) was a Greek Resistance fighter on Crete during the Second World War. ...