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barking dogs, they managed to surprise the 40-strong garrison and eliminate most of them. During the attack, Kasoulis received a shot in the chest and died immediately. Sergeant Frank Kingston was also shot in the abdomen and succumbed to his wounds a few hours later. The attack against the German commanding officer was unsuccessful as he and a few others managed to flee unscathed. The building housing the radio installation was blown up with time bombs. The commandos escaped using their two schooners, taking with them some of the locals who had helped them.
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surrounded Vourvoulos. They amassed all local men aged 14 and older and threatened them with reprisals if they did not reveal those who helped the commandos. A few villagers admitted their involvement and were sent to the firing squad. In all, a total of five men, among them the village mayor, were
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to gather intelligence. Based on Kasoulis' information, Lassen decided to divide his forces into three detachments. The first would attack the barracks in Fira, the second would head to the residence of the German commanding officer (Lieutenant Hesse) in Fira and attempt to capture him while the
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The zero hour for the attack was set to 00:45 of April 24 and the three detachments were led to their targets by local guides. The barracks were located in the centre of Fira, on the second floor of a building that housed a bank. The attackers came from two different directions and in spite of
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Two commandos died in the operation and five civilians were shot in reprisal. Another 13 civilians from Imerovigli who were hoping to sack German provisions in the radio building died when the explosives installed in it went off. The number of German casualties was around 40 and 19 were taken
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to instruct his troops that " living in an enemy country" and reinforce the Aegean garrisons by 4,000 men. These forces remained tied down in place for the rest of the war, depriving other fronts of their services. In August 1944, Kasoulis was posthumously awarded the Greek
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had secured their control of the Aegean archipelago. In spring 1944, they still maintained appreciable garrisons on Greek isles. The British wished to maintain a secondary front in the Aegean, therefore, after the fall of
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executed. It is unclear why the rest of the villagers and the village itself was spared. It has been claimed that this was the result of a letter written to Lt Hesse by Lassen, warning him that his name was known to the
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who would hold him accountable for any reprisals he ordered. A monument commemorating the victims has been erected in Vourvoulos.
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islands, southwest of Santorini. One member of the group of commandos was the Greek Lieutenant Stefanos Kasoulis (
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and after contacting the locals, the group hid in a nearby cave. The two schooners sought shelter in the nearby
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Operations in the Aegean Sea 1943–1945. Operational Effectiveness and Strategic Implications
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special forces unit to attack the garrisons of occupied Greek islands such as Santorini.
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prisoners. Due to its violence, the operation became known as
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Museum of the Battle of Crete and the National Resistance
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Index

Battle of the Mediterranean
World War II

Santorini
Aegean islands
36°25′12″N 25°25′54″E / 36.42000°N 25.43167°E / 36.42000; 25.43167
United Kingdom
Greece
Germany
Italian Social Republic
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Anders Lassen
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Vado
Malta
Club Run
Espero
Mers-el-Kébir
Calabria
Cape Spada
Hurry
Cape Passero

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