War, occupation, civil war · War and occupation · Railway
ELAS attacks the German post at Andritsa station
30 November 1943 Proven
On 30 November 1943 a small ELAS group attacked the German guard of Andritsa railway station, on the line from Myloi to Tripoli, and killed about ten German soldiers.
- Where
- Andritsa
- Threads
- War and occupation, Railway
- Certainty
- Proven confirmed by primary sources
Sources
- Κ. Δανούσης, Αναγέννηση (Άργος) 321, Σεπτ. 1994, online: «Οι Γερμανοί στην Αργολίδα το 1941» Open (opens in a new tab)
- argolika.gr, 1-12-2024, «30-11-1943: Η επίθεση του ΕΛΑΣ στο γερμανικό φυλάκιο της Ανδρίτσας και τα αντίποινα των Ναζί»
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