Events on October 6 in history

Burnings of Kali Sykia (October 6, 1943)

World War II: 13 civilians are burnt alive by Friedrich Schubert's paramilitary group in Kali Sykia, Crete.

The Burnings of Kali Sykia (Greek: Πυρπολήσεις της Καλής Συκιάς) is one of many atrocities perpetrated in Greece by Fritz Schubert and his people during the Nazi occupation of Greece in World War II. On October 6, 1943, 13 individuals were killed by being burned alive in the mountainous village of Kali Sykia (Καλή Συκιά), in Rethymno, Crete.

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Events on October 6 in history

Burnings of Kali Sykia (October 6, 1943)

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Josip Broz Tito