 Massacre of Kalavryta

The Massacre of Kalavryta (), or the Holocaust of Kalavryta (Ολοκαύτωμα των Καλαβρύτων), refers to the near-extermination of the male population and the total destruction of the town of Kalavryta, Greece, by the 117th Jäger Division (Wehrmacht) during World War II, on 13 December 1943.In early December 1943, the German Army's 117th Jäger Division began a mission named "Unternehmen Kalavryta" (Operation Kalavryta), intending to encircle Greek Resistance guerilla fighters in the mountainous area surrounding Kalavryta.