Men from the division took part in a war crime known as Massacre of Kalavryta in a revenge operation in the Kalavryta area in Greece following the capture and murder of 81 soldiers from the division by Greek ELAS partisans in October 1943 . During following operations several villages were burned down and 677 civilians killed according to the most recent estimates
Massacre of Kalavryta
Massacre of Kalavryta
117th Jäger Division (Wehrmacht)