Massacre of Kos
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The Massacre of Kos was a World War II atrocity in which German forces executed hundreds of captured Italian officers on the Greek island of Kos in 1943 after Italy’s armistice with the Allies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Massacre of Kos canonical | 1 |
| Massacres in Greece | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Massacre of Kos Context triple: [Battle of Kos, relatedTo, Massacre of Kos]
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Prekaz massacre
The Prekaz massacre was a 1998 attack by Serbian security forces on the Jashari family compound in Kosovo, widely seen as a pivotal event that galvanized support for the Kosovo Liberation Army and escalated the Kosovo conflict.
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B.
Chios massacre in 1822
The Chios massacre in 1822 was a brutal Ottoman slaughter and enslavement of tens of thousands of Greek inhabitants of the island of Chios, which shocked European public opinion and became a symbol of the atrocities of the Greek War of Independence.
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C.
Tripolitsa massacre
The Tripolitsa massacre was a brutal episode during the Greek War of Independence in which Greek revolutionary forces killed thousands of Ottoman Turks, Jews, and other inhabitants following the capture of the city of Tripolitsa in 1821.
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D.
Hungerford massacre
The Hungerford massacre was a 1987 mass shooting in Hungerford, England, in which gunman Michael Ryan killed 16 people and led to significant changes in UK firearms legislation.
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E.
Adana massacre
The Adana massacre was a 1909 mass killing of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire that foreshadowed and is often seen as a precursor to the Armenian Genocide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Massacre of Kos Target entity description: The Massacre of Kos was a World War II atrocity in which German forces executed hundreds of captured Italian officers on the Greek island of Kos in 1943 after Italy’s armistice with the Allies.
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A.
Prekaz massacre
The Prekaz massacre was a 1998 attack by Serbian security forces on the Jashari family compound in Kosovo, widely seen as a pivotal event that galvanized support for the Kosovo Liberation Army and escalated the Kosovo conflict.
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B.
Chios massacre in 1822
The Chios massacre in 1822 was a brutal Ottoman slaughter and enslavement of tens of thousands of Greek inhabitants of the island of Chios, which shocked European public opinion and became a symbol of the atrocities of the Greek War of Independence.
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C.
Tripolitsa massacre
The Tripolitsa massacre was a brutal episode during the Greek War of Independence in which Greek revolutionary forces killed thousands of Ottoman Turks, Jews, and other inhabitants following the capture of the city of Tripolitsa in 1821.
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D.
Hungerford massacre
The Hungerford massacre was a 1987 mass shooting in Hungerford, England, in which gunman Michael Ryan killed 16 people and led to significant changes in UK firearms legislation.
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E.
Adana massacre
The Adana massacre was a 1909 mass killing of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire that foreshadowed and is often seen as a precursor to the Armenian Genocide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II atrocity
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massacre ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| afterEvent | Armistice of Cassibile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Kos massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | German retaliation for Italian surrender ⓘ |
| chronology | occurred shortly after the German capture of Kos in 1943 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| date | October 1943 ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
long-term strain in German–Italian wartime relations
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post-war war-crimes investigations ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | Nazi occupation of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext |
German
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Greek ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfVictim | prisoners of war ⓘ |
| location |
Dodecanese
NERFINISHED
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Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Kos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method | mass execution by firing squad ⓘ |
| motive | punishment for Italian defection to the Allies ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims |
hundreds of Italian officers
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over 100 ⓘ over 90 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Axis reprisals against Italy
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German occupation of the Dodecanese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
German Army
NERFINISHED
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Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratorNationality | German ⓘ |
| region | Aegean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dodecanese Campaign
NERFINISHED
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German occupation of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ German reprisals against Italian troops in the Aegean ⓘ Italian Social Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian armistice with the Allies ⓘ Massacre of the Acqui Division in Kefalonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | death of most Italian officers captured on Kos ⓘ |
| target | captured Italian officers ⓘ |
| victim |
Italian officers
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Royal Italian Army officers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimNationality | Italian ⓘ |
| violationOf |
Geneva Conventions (customary principles at the time)
NERFINISHED
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laws of war ⓘ |
| year | 1943 ⓘ |
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Subject: Massacre of Kos Description of subject: The Massacre of Kos was a World War II atrocity in which German forces executed hundreds of captured Italian officers on the Greek island of Kos in 1943 after Italy’s armistice with the Allies.
Referenced by (2)
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