Newly Released Video Details โคFinal Moments of Fanouris โKargakis Before Vorizia Massacre โExecution
Heraklion, Crete – A newly released video depicts the final movements โofโฃ Fanouris Kargakis โฃmoments before his execution during the โขnovember 1944 Vorizia massacre on Crete. The footage, surfacing now, offers a chillingโ glimpse โinto โthe โevents preceding the deaths of โฃ111 civilians carried out by โNazi โforces in retaliation forโ partisan activity.
The Vorizia massacre remainsโ a deeply traumatic event in Cretanโ history, โrepresenting one of the most brutal acts of reprisal during the Germanโฃ occupation of Greece.This video’s emergence, over seven decades โlater, provides aโ stark visual recordโค for future generations โฃand perhaps aids ongoingโ past โresearch. The release comes as Creteโ prepares to commemorate the anniversary of the massacre, renewing calls for remembrance and reconciliation.
The video shows Kargakis, a resident of Vorizia, walking near the village square shortly before the Germanโ soldiers rounded up and executed โthe civilians. Details gleaned from historical accounts confirm Kargakis โwasโ among โthose targeted due to the village’sโ support of the Cretan resistance. The footage, though brief, captures his seemingly โคunaware demeanor, highlighting the suddenness and brutality of the attack.
On November 20, 1944, โฃGerman forces, specificallyโค members of the 227th Infantry Division, encircled Vorizia. โ After gatheringโ the male population,theyโข separatedโค those deemed to beโค involved with the resistance. โฃ Kargakis, โalong withโฃ 110 other civilians -โค men and โคboys – โwere then executed by machine gun fire. The massacre was a direct response to an ambush by Cretan partisans against a German patrol near the village.
The release of this video is expected to reignite discussions โsurrounding the atrocities committed during the โoccupation and the importance of preserving the memory of thoseโ lost.Researchers and historians are analyzing the footage for further insightsโ into the events of that day,hoping โคto corroborate existing โขaccounts and potentially โขuncover new details about the victims and โขperpetrators. The video is availableโ for viewingโ through various online news platforms and โฃhistorical archives.