Memorial Massacre of Tavronitis
Kurt Student commanded for reprisals after the Battle of Crete. Because the civilians should fought with the Allied against the Germans. Also in Tavronitis, the Germans executed 12 men. This happened at the 3th of July 1941.
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Source
- Text: Jente de Roust
- Photos: Jente de Roust
- BRANDHOF, VAN DEN W., Hitlers parachutistengeneraal, Uitgeverij Verloren, Hilversum, 2019.
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