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Meligalas (Μελιγαλάς) is a municipality in
Messenia,
Greece. Population 4,040 (2001).
The Massacre
Meligalas is the site of a battle and massacre during the
Greek Civil War (1944-1949) on September 2-16, 1944, during and after fighting between EAM-ELAS commanded by
Aris Velouchiotis and the
Security Battalions stationed in the town. After a 14 day siege, the Security Battalion commanders negotiated a cease-fire and surrender. What resulted instead was the forced march and summary execution of the Battalionists along with 1,500 non-combatant civilians from the town. They were buried in a mass grave--a well shaft--known as "pigada". The Greek Government, from 1949 to 1974 participated in the memorial services at the site of the mass graves. After 1974, government representation at the memorial services was banned.
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