1 May 1944 Kaisariani executions

1 May 1944 Kaisariani executions
Memorial at the Kaisariani shooting range
DateMay 1, 1944 (1944-05-01)
TypeExecutions
MotiveReprisal for the killing of Major General Franz Krech by Greek Resistance forces, Anti-communism
ParticipantsNazi occupation authorities
Deaths200
Burial3rd Athens Cemetery

On 1 May 1944, 200 Greek communists (Greek: Οι 200 της Καισαριανής, "The 200 of Kaisariani") were executed at the firing range of the Athens suburb of Kaisariani by the Nazi occupation authorities as reprisal for the killing of a German general by Greek Resistance forces.