Domenikon massacre
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The Domenikon massacre (Greek: Σφαγή του Δομένικου; Italian: La strage di Domenikon) was a violent reprisal by the Italian Royal Army's 24th Infantry Division Pinerolo during the Axis Occupation of Greece. On 16–17 February 1943, Italian troops executed a total of 175 male civilians from Domeniko, Thessaly, Greece. They also executed local native civilians from the Mesohori, Amouri and Damasi villages. Domenikon and Mesohori were also set ablaze.
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Location | Kaukaki, Greece[1] |
Date | 16–17 February 1943[1] |
Target | Male civilians[1] |
Attack type | Mass murder, summary execution |
Deaths | 175[2] |
Perpetrators | 24th Infantry Division Pinerolo[1] |
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