After the killing of '' Oberstleutnant '' Josef Salminger by Greek partisans , the commander of XXII '' Gebirgs-Armeekorps '' '' General der Gebirgstruppe '' Hubert Lanz ordered , on 1 October 1943 , a “ ruthless retaliatory action ” in a 20 km area around the place where Salminger had been attacked . In the village of Lyngiades , 92 of its 96 residents were executed
Lyngiades
Lyngiades massacre
1st Mountain Division (Wehrmacht)