Battle of Sarantaporos | |||||||
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Part of Operation Animals | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Esterbauer |
Andreas Beserianos Theodoros Alexandros Apostolis Papakonstantinos Mitsos Stamkos | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
108 | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
24 killed 79 captured (most later executed) | Unknown | ||||||
Location within Greece |
The Battle of Sarantaporos on 21 June 1943 was a successful ambush by the guerrillas of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) against a column of the German 117th Jäger Division. The ambush, carried out as part of Operation Animals, was one of the most successful operations against the Germans during the Axis occupation of Greece.