War, occupation, civil war · War and occupation · Railway
Germans hang about fifty prisoners at Andritsa station
5 December 1943 Proven
In reprisal for the attack, on 5 December 1943 German forces hanged about fifty men from the beams of the station shelter at Andritsa and from nearby trees. Most sources say they were prisoners brought from the prison of Tripoli. A monument by the station recalls them, and a memorial service is held every year.
Note: Danousis (1994) speaks of 50 mostly young men from the village; argolika.gr and martiriko-kommeno.gr speak of 50–51 prisoners from Tripoli, which the civil-war archives (a victim's father from Laconia) support.
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- Andritsa
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- War and occupation, Railway
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- 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»
- martiriko-kommeno.gr, «5 Δεκέμβρη 1943 – Ο απαγχονισμός 50 Ελλήνων από τους Ναζί στην Ανδρίτσα Αργολίδας»
- ΓΕΣ/ΔΙΣ, Αρχεία Εμφυλίου Πολέμου 1944–1949, Athens 1998: operation plan «Περιστερά» (14-12-1948) and air operation order no. 4 (18-12-1948) Open (opens in a new tab)
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