Massacre of the First Sapper Battalion

Massacre of the First Sapper Battalion
Part of the Greek Civil War
Makronisos Prison Camp
Massacre of the First Sapper Battalion is located in Greece
Massacre of the First Sapper Battalion
Location of Makronisos within Greece
LocationMakronisos, Kingdom of Greece
Date29 February – 1 March 1948
TargetPrisoners
Attack type
Summary executions
Deaths350
PerpetratorsThird Sapper Battalion
Prison Guards

The Massacre of the First Sapper Battalion was the mass murder of 350 Greek soldiers imprisoned in the Makronisos prison island perpetrated by the camp guards and prisoner functionaries belonging to the Third Sapper Battalion. The massacre took place between 29 February and 1 March 1948, during the Greek Civil War.