Kalavryta massacre
1943 razing of Kalavryta by Nazi troops during the Axis occupation of Greece / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Kalavryta massacre (Greek: Σφαγή των Καλαβρύτων), or the Holocaust of Kalavryta (Ολοκαύτωμα των Καλαβρύτων), was the near-extermination of the male population and the total destruction of the town of Kalavryta, Axis-occupied Greece, by the 117th Jäger Division (Wehrmacht) during World War II, on 13 December 1943.[1]
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Kalavryta massacre | |
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Part of the war crimes of the Wehrmacht during World War II | |
Location | Kalavryta, Hellenic State |
Date | 13 December 1943 |
Target | Greek men and boys |
Attack type | Mass murder by firing squads |
Weapons | Machine guns and rifles |
Deaths | 693 |
Perpetrators | 117th Jäger Division |
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