June 10 was a somber day in the Greek village of Distomo, the 69th anniversary of the massacre of most of its citizens by Nazis in a reprisal raid. On that day in 1944, an SS phalanx, along with other troops of German soldiers were attacked in Katavothra, a town in Thesprotia, Greece, by guerillas of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) and pulled back after heavy losses. To take ...
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