1941 mass shooting of Greek civilians by Nazi German paratroopers in Crete
The Alikianos executions (Greek: εκτελέσεις στον Αλικιανό) was the mass execution by firing squad of mostly male civilians from Alikianos and nearby villages in Crete, Greece by German paratroopers on 24 May, 2 June and 1 August 1941 during World War II.[1] The executions were ordered by Generaloberst Kurt Student, commander of the XI Air Corps, in reprisal for the active participation of Cretan civilians in the Battle of Crete.
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The Alikianosexecutions (Greek: εκτελέσεις στον Αλικιανό) was the mass execution by firing squad of mostly male civilians from Alikianos and nearby villages...
German paratroopers executed many civilians from Alikianos and the nearby villages. Alikianosexecutions "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021...
against the local population with the massacre of Kondomari, the Alikianosexecutions, and the razing of Kandanos being well-known examples. In 1943, Student...
of the victims and has a wall of tiles portraying the incident. Alikianosexecutions List of massacres in Greece Razing of Kandanos War crimes of the...
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195 persons from the village of Alikianos and its vicinity were killed in mass shootings known as the Alikianosexecutions. On 2 June, several male citizens...
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charges from British warships. The Massacre of Kondomari and the first Alikianosexecutions were carried by German paratroopers in reprisal for the active participation...
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The Kallikratis executions (Greek: εκτελέσεις στον Καλλικράτη) refer to the mass execution, by German Army and Greek collaborationist paramilitary forces...
British Empire. This action was aimed at Japan. The second wave of Alikianosexecutions were carried out on Crete. German submarine U-154 was commissioned...
The Skourvoula executions (Greek: εκτελέσεις στα Σκούρβουλα) refer to the mass execution by firing squad of 36 civilians, of which 22 were women, at the...
squads started the executions in groups. When finished, dead bodies were doused in petrol and set on fire. In some cases, the executions were carried out...
The Executions of Kokkinia (Greek: Μπλόκο της Κοκκινιάς) took place on the August 17, 1944, and was the largest Nazi roundup and one of the largest-scale...
during which about a hundred peasants were executed. The aim of the executions was to instill terror into the supporters of the left-wing EAM/ELAS, as...
resistance. Damaskinos often visited hostages in prison the night before their executions to offer spiritual comfort to the doomed. The archbishop frequently sent...
inhabitants murdered during anti-partisan operations. Examples include Alikianos, Kali Sykia, Kallikratis, Kondomari, Skourvoula, Malathyros; the razings...
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