Karl Heinrich Georg Ferdinand Kreipe was a German career soldier who served in both World War I and World War II. While leading German forces in occupied Crete in April 1944, he was abducted by British SOE officers Patrick Leigh Fermor and William Stanley Moss, with the support of the Cretan resistance.
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![A Citroën Traction Avant, similar to the type of vehicle used by Kreipe.{{cite web |last1=WHITE |first1=Chris |title=80th anniversary [sic] of the kidnap of General Kreipe - Third time lucky … the kidnap is on! |url=https://patrickleighfermor.org/2024/04/26/third-time-lucky-the-kidnap-is-on-2/ |website=Patrick Leigh Fermor |access-date=25 May 2026 |date=26 April 2024 |quote=General Kreipe's car. It was abandoned by Patrick Lee Fermor and George Tyrakis in a rural location in the village of Cheliana, Mylopotamos, to mislead the Germans in their investigations. (Translation of Greek)}}"}},"i":0}}]}">[a]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/KreipeWagen.jpg/500px-KreipeWagen.jpg)
A Citroën Traction Avant, similar to the type of vehicle used by Kreipe.{{cite web |last1=WHITE |first1=Chris |title=80th anniversary [sic] of the kidnap of General Kreipe - Third time lucky … the kidnap is on! |url=https://patrickleighfermor.org/2024/04/26/third-time-lucky-the-kidnap-is-on-2/ |website=Patrick Leigh Fermor |access-date=25 May 2026 |date=26 April 2024 |quote=General Kreipe's car. It was abandoned by Patrick Lee Fermor and George Tyrakis in a rural location in the village of Cheliana, Mylopotamos, to mislead the Germans in their investigations. (Translation of Greek)}}"}},"i":0}}]}">[a]
Plaque at Peristere Beach near the village of Rodakino, Crete, commemorating the extraction of Heinrich Kreipe in 1944.Awards 1
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Lived 1895 to 1976 · aged 81
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