Kalavryta massacre
| Kalavryta massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the war crimes of the Wehrmacht during World War II | |
The Massacre of Kalavryta Place of Sacrifice memorial with modern-day Kalavryta in the background | |
| Location | Kalavryta, Hellenic State |
| Date | 13 December 1943 |
| Target | Greek men and boys |
Attack type | Mass murder by firing squads |
| Weapons | Machine guns and rifles |
| Deaths | 693 |
| Perpetrators | 117th Jäger Division |
The Kalavryta massacre (Greek: Σφαγή των Καλαβρύτων), or the Holocaust of Kalavryta (Ολοκαύτωμα των Καλαβρύτων), was the near-extermination of the male population and the total destruction of the town of Kalavryta, Axis-occupied Greece, by the 117th Jäger Division (Wehrmacht) during World War II, on 13 December 1943.