In November 1943 , the German 117th Jäger Division began a mission named '' Unternehmen Kalavryta '' ( Operation Kalavryta ) , intending to encircle Greek guerrilla fighters in the mountainous area surrounding Kalavryta . During the operations , some German soldiers were killed and 77 of them , who were taken prisoners , were executed by the Greek guerrillas . On 10 December 1943 von Le Suire signed the order for the German division to " level the locations Mazeika and Kalavryta " . In total , more than 1200 civilians were killed during the reprisal operations . About 1,000 houses were looted and burned and more than 2,000 sheep and other large domestic animals were seized by the Germans . The event is known as the Massacre of Kalavryta
Massacre of Kalavryta
Massacre of Kalavryta
Karl von Le Suire