On this day, 8 September 1944, Lela Carayannis, Greek grandmother and leader of the resistance/intelligence organisation known as ‘Bouboulina’ was shot along with 71 of her followers and co-workers by Nazi execution squad in what is now the Diomideios Garden: the Botanical Garden now in the grounds of the University of Athens. The event came to be known as the Chaidari Massacre. https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.1819457841572691/2077648512420288/?type=3
