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Distomo massacre
German troops in front of buildings set ablaze in Distomo, during the massacre.
LocationDistomo, Kingdom of Greece (under German-occupation)
Date10 June 1944
Deaths228 civilians
PerpetratorsKarl Schümers, Fritz Lautenbach
4th SS Polizei Panzergrenadier Division

The Distomo massacre (Greek: Σφαγή του Διστόμου; German: Massaker von Distomo or the Distomo-Massaker) was a Nazi war crime which was perpetrated by members of the Waffen-SS in the village of Distomo, Greece, in 1944, during the German occupation of Greece during World War II.

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