Battle of Sarantaporos (1943)

Battle of Sarantaporos
Part of Operation Animals
Date21 June 1943
Location
Sarantaporos, central Greece
40°03′43″N 22°00′53″E / 40.06194°N 22.01472°E / 40.06194; 22.01472
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
 Germany ELAS
 United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Esterbauer Andreas Beserianos
Theodoros Alexandros
Apostolis Papakonstantinos
Mitsos Stamkos
Units involved
Nazi Germany 117th Jäger Division 16th ELAS Division
United Kingdom SOE
Strength
108 Unknown
Casualties and losses
24 killed
79 captured (most later executed)		 Unknown
Battle of Sarantaporos (1943) is located in Greece
Battle of Sarantaporos (1943)
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Location within Greece

The Battle of Sarantaporos on 21 June 1943 was a successful ambush by the guerrillas of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) against a column of the German 117th Jäger Division. The ambush, carried out as part of Operation Animals, was one of the most successful operations against the Germans during the Axis occupation of Greece.