Viannos massacres
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viannos-massacres-211-3740302
title:
Viannos massacres
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The Viannos massacres were a mass extermination campaign launched by German forces against the civilian residents of around 20 villages located in the areas of east Viannos and west Ierapetra provinces on the Greek island of Crete during World War II. The killings, with a death toll in excess of 500, were carried out on 14–16 September 1943 by Wehrmacht units. They were accompanied by the burning of most villages, looting, and the destruction of harvests. The loss of life amounted to one of the
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1943 mass killing of civilians by Nazi German forces on Crete, Axis-occupied Greece
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viannos_massacres
date created:
2010-09-28T19:01:39Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T22:42:21Z
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