Memorial ☠️ Greek resistance massacred in 1943 by German troops
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The Drakeia massacre refers to the mass execution of 115 men by SS soldiers in the village of Drakeia on Mount Pelion in Thessaly on December 18, 1943. It was part of multiple Nazi reprisals against Greek resistance in occupied Greece.
Every year, a wake is held in the area in the presence of members of the Greek Parliament, members of the Greek government and other dignitaries to commemorate the victims.translated by
•March 1, 2022
Greek resistance in WWII en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Resistance
National Resistance Monumenttranslated by•April 7, 2019
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