The Executions of Kokkinia[1] (
Greek: Μπλόκο της Κοκκινιάς) took place on the August 17, 1944, and was the largest
Naziroundup[2] and one of the largest-scale
war crimes perpetrated during the
German occupation of Greece. The operation was carried out by members of the
Luftwaffe and
collaborationistSecurity Battalions, and involved the execution of hundreds of civilians (mostly
partisans), thousands of hostages being sent to
concentration camps, and the burning down of entire house blocks, as well as significant atrocities.[3][4][5][6][7] The massacre was partly in retaliation for the Germans' defeat in
Battle of Kokkinia five months before, on 4-8 March 1944.[8] The leaders and members of the Security Battalions involved in the killings were never convicted by the Greek state.
^Mpratsos, Nasos (2020-08-16).
"Το Μπλόκο της Κοκκινιάς στις 17 Αυγούστου 1944". ΕΡΤ (Συνέντευξη με μέλη της Πανελλήνιας Ένωσης Αγωνιστών Εθνικής Αντίστασης (ΠΕΑΕΑ) παραρτήματος Νίκαιας) (in Greek).
Hellenic_Broadcasting_Corporation. Archived from
the original on 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2020-09-27. The fascists were naming Kokkinia as "Little Moscow", and were determined our to exterminate us all.
^Chandrinos, Iasonas (2012). ΤΟ ΤΙΜΩΡΟ ΧΕΡΙ ΤΟΥ ΛΑΟΥ, Η ΔΡΑΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΕΛΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΗΣ ΟΠΛΑ ΣΤΗΝ ΚΑΤΕΧΟΜΕΝΗ ΠΡΩΤΕΥΟΥΣΑ 1942-1944 (in Greek). Thessaloniki: Επίκεντρο. p. 148.
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