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Which 1943 massacre saw the German Wehrmacht execute most of the male population of a mountain village in Epirus?

Answer: Massacre of Kommeno — On August 16, 1943, German soldiers executed 317 civilians in Kommeno, Epirus, murdering nearly every man, woman, and child in the village – one of the worst single-day atrocities of the Axis occupation.

On August 16, 1943, German soldiers executed 317 civilians in Kommeno, Epirus, murdering nearly every man, woman, and child in the village – one of the worst single-day atrocities of the Axis occupation.

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