What the records say
- When
- 27 Aug 1943
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 5
- Coordinates
- 35.15° N, 24.85° E
Razing of Vorizia
1943 destruction of the Cretan village of Vorizia by Axis occupying forces
The razing of Vorizia refers to the destruction of the village of Vorizia (Βορίζια) in Crete (Greece) by aerial bombardment and the murder of five of its inhabitants on 27 August 1943 by German occupying forces during World War II.
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