Massacre of the First Sapper Battalion

Massacre of the First Sapper Battalion
Part of the Greek Civil War
Makronisos Prison Camp
class=notpageimage| Location of Makronisos within Greece
Location	Makronisos, Kingdom of Greece
Date	29 February – 1 March 1948
Target	Prisoners
Attack type	Summary executions
Deaths	350
Perpetrators	Third Sapper Battalion Prison Guards

The Massacre of the First Sapper Battalion was the mass murder of 350 Greek soldiers imprisoned in the Makronisos prison island perpetrated by the camp guards and prisoner functionaries belonging to the Third Sapper Battalion. The massacre took place between 29 February and 1 March 1948, during the Greek Civil War.