1943 razing of Kalavryta by Nazi troops during the Axis occupation of Greece
Kalavryta massacre
Part of the war crimes of the Wehrmacht during World War II
The Massacre of Kalavryta Place of Sacrifice memorial with modern-day Kalavryta in the background
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
Karl von Le Suire
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]
^Stephan D. Yada-McNeal, Places of Shame-German and Bulgarian war crimes in Greece 1941-1945. (2018) online
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