Battle of Karoutes

The Battle of Karoutes, was fought on August 5, 1944, between the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) and the 18th SS Mountain Division.

Battle of Karoutes
Part of Second World War, Greek Resistance
Date 17 August 1944 Location Karoutes, Lidoriki Result ELAS victory
Belligerents
ELAS	18th SS Mountain Division
Casualties and losses
32-38 dead	>100 dead the rest captured

Background

In August 1944, the Nazi occupation forces began an extermination campaign against the resistance guerilla units of Central Greece. ^[1]

Battle

On August 5, 1944, an ELAS unit, assisted by a few British and American saboteurs, trapped the German forces and attacked them. ^[2] At least 100 Germans were killed, including their commander, and the rest surrendered. ^{[1] [2]} Resistance forces had 32 ^[2] -38 ^[1] casualties.

Aftermath

On August 29, 1944, a Nazi force bombarded and burned down a nearby village, Lidoriki. Whoever was found there was killed. ^[3]

References

1. Epochi, rizospastis gr | Synchroni (1996-08-23). "rizospastis.gr - Αναμνήσεις από τη μάχη στις Καρούτες". ΡΙΖΟΣΠΑΣΤΗΣ (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-08-22.
2. "Η ιστορική μάχη στις Καρούτες: Όταν ο ΕΛΑΣ διέλυσε Γερμανικό Τάγμα 250 επίλεκτων στρατιωτών". www.news247.gr (in Greek). 2015-08-01. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
3. ΧΡΟΝΟΥ, ΜΗΧΑΝΗ ΤΟΥ (2020-11-29). "Λίστα με τα χωριά, όπου έγιναν ομαδικές εκτελέσεις και σφαγές. Το ατιμώρητο έγκλημα των Ναζί και της Βέρμαχτ στην Ελλάδα". ΜΗΧΑΝΗ ΤΟΥ ΧΡΟΝΟΥ (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-08-22.

Further reading

The battle at Karoutes (5.8.44) - Papanikolis I. / Η μάχη στις Καρούτες (5.8.44) - Παπανικολής Η. (in Greek)