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Commemorations of WWII Nazi atrocities in Greece

Overview

Various Greek municipalities are organizing ceremonies to mark the 82nd anniversary of Nazi atrocities committed during World War II.

In Chortiatis, the municipality has announced a three-day series of commemorative events from August 31 to September 2. These events honor the 149 residents, mostly women and children, who were killed by Nazi flamethrowers on September 2, 1944. The program includes a historical walk, a peace cycling event, musical performances, and a memorial service at the Byzantine Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior.

In the Amari region of Crete, a ceremony was held on August 22 to honor 164 individuals executed by Nazi occupation forces in the Kentro villages on the same date in 1944. The memorial service at the Monument of the Fallen included a prayer, a roll call of the dead, and the laying of wreaths, attended by local officials and religious leaders.

In Koksares, residents and officials gathered on August 29 to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of the village’s Holocaust by Nazi occupation forces. Held at the Monument to the Fallen, the ceremony honored victims and the village’s history as a stronghold of the National Resistance. Deputy Mayor of Culture Evangelia Glampedaki noted that local resistance began with the first armed clash with German forces in Rethymno in October 1941. The event also featured testimony from Emmanouil Mathioudais regarding a February 1944 blockade, during which German forces conducted operations and arrests following intelligence regarding the presence of EAM members.

Entities

Ignatios Kaitezidis · Ano Meros · Koksares · Evangelia Glampedaki · Municipality of Pyla-Chortiatis

Timeline

  1. 22 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Koksares commemorates 82nd anniversary of Nazi Holocaust

    Koksares held a memorial service to mark the 82nd anniversary of the village's Holocaust by Nazi forces, honoring its history of resistance and the victims of the 1944 destruction.

  2. 28 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Amari commemorates 82nd anniversary of Kentro villages Holocaust

    A memorial ceremony was held in Ano Meros, Crete, to honor 164 patriots executed by Nazi forces on August 22, 1944, marking the 82nd anniversary of the Holocaust of the Kentro villages.

  3. 29 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Chortiatis Holocaust: 82nd anniversary commemorations announced

    The Municipality of Pyla-Chortiatis will hold a three-day commemoration to honor the 149 victims of the 1944 Nazi Holocaust in Chortiatis, featuring memorial services, cultural events, and historical walks.

Sources

cretaone.gr · grtimes.gr · makthes.gr · rethemnosnews.gr · rethnea.gr

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