The Kontomari Massacre: The Nazi Atrocity Following the Battle of Crete

The Kontomari Massacre: The Nazi Atrocity Following the Battle of Crete

The unexpected and fierce civilian resistance infuriated the Nazis, leading to an immediate and savage wave of reprisals. BUNDESARCHIV Archive of Federal Germany On June 2, 1941, Nazi troops executed the male population of the small village of Kontomari in Chania, Crete, in an event etched in history as the Kontomari Massacre. It serves as a grim reminder of the brutal reprisals unleashed by German forces after the hard-fought Battle of Crete. I…