| Executions of Kokkinia | |
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 The famous engraving of Tassos depicting the Executions of Kokkinia | |
| Native name | Μπλόκο της Κοκκινιάς |
| Location | Nikaia, Attica, Greece (under German occupation) |
| Date | 17 August 1944 |
Attack type | roundup, massacre |
| Deaths | 315–350 |
| Victims | 6,000 - 8,000 hostages, some executed later 1,200 sent to Nazi concentration camps |
| Perpetrators | 11th Luftwaffe Field Division, Security Battalions (2,000 - 2,500 in total) |
| Website | Memorial at the execution wall of Kokkinia |
The Executions of Kokkinia[1] (Greek: Μπλόκο της Κοκκινιάς) took place on the August 17, 1944, and was the largest Nazi roundup[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 collaborationist Security 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.
- ^ Also translated as "Raid of Kokkinia" or "Roundup of Kokkinia"
- ^ above the roundup of Dourgouti-Faro-Katsipodi
- ^ "17 Aug 1944: Eye-witness recalls the "Tragedy of Kokkinia" where Nazis executed 315 civilians". Keep Talking Greece. 2016-08-17. Archived from the original on 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
- ^ Χανδρινός, Ιάσωνας (2018). Χάλαρη, Μαριάννα (ed.). "Έλληνες όμηροι και καταναγκαστικοί εργάτες στη ναζιστική Γερμανία, επίμετρο στο: Ρόμπερτ Στράιμπελ, Απρίλιος στο Στάιν, μυθιστόρημα". University of Regensburg (in Greek). Αθήνα: Αλφειός. p. 359. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
- ^ 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. ISBN 9789603103882.
- ^ Xristodoulou, Kostis (2020-08-17). "Μπλόκο της Κοκκινιάς: 76 χρόνια από τη σφαγή των Ηρώων - Εκεί που κανείς δε μαρτύρησε δικό του". news247 (in Greek). 24media group. Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
- ^ Σήμερα .gr, Σαν. "Το Μπλόκο της Κοκκινιάς". Σαν Σήμερα .gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-09-19.