On October 6, 1943, 13 individuals were killed by being burned alive in the mountainous village of Kali Sykia (Καλή Συκιά), in Rethymno, Crete.
In response to the resistance activities, the Germans formed the Jagdkommando Schubert, a paramilitary force led by Sdf.
[3] In late 1943, after the destruction of the Viannos villages, the partisan group of Manolis Bandouvas fled westwards, being chased by the Germans.
[1] Soon after the discovery of the dead Germans, Schubert and his people were sent to the region upon an order for punitive operations by Bruno Bräuer.
[3] The murders, while by no means the most numerous carried out by occupation forces in Crete, were unique in that they almost exclusively targeted women.