massacre of Kondomari

When

2 Jun 1941

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

23

Coordinates

35.08° N, 24.42° E

Description

massacre

1941 massacre on Crete, Greece

The Massacre of Kondomari was the execution of male civilians from the village of Kondomari in Crete by an ad hoc firing squad consisting of German paratroopers on 2 June 1941 during World War II. The shooting was the first of a series of reprisals in Crete, orchestrated by Generaloberst Kurt Student, in retaliation for the participation of Cretans in the Battle of Crete which had ended with the surrender of the isla…

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