George Psychoundakis

George Psychoundakis (Greek Γεώργιος Ψυχουντάκης, November 3, 1920 – January 29, 2006) was a Greek Resistance fighter on Crete during the Second World War. He was a shepherd, a war hero and an author. He served as dispatch runner between Petro Petrakas and Papadakis behind the German lines for the Cretan Resistance Movement and later, from 1941 to 1945, for the Special Operations Executive (SOE). During the postwar years he was at first mistakenly imprisoned as a deserter and wrote his memoirs which achieved worldwide success and finally he translated key classical texts into Cretan. He was married to Sofia and had three children.

Early life

George Psychoundakis was born in

  • The Trireme Trust - Newsletter 18

    Bibliography

    • The Cretan Runner: His Story of the German Occupation. by Georgio Psychoundakis, Translated by P.L. Fermor. ISBN 0-7195-3475-5

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