Το Σιδηρόκαστρο στο βιβλίο The crimes of Bulgaria in Macedonia, 1914
Το Σιδηρόκαστρο στο βιβλίο The crimes of Bulgaria in Macedonia, 1914 THE SLAUGHTER AT DEMIR-HISSAR The first news of the massacres committed at Demir-Hissar were made known by the following report of the commanding officer of the Sixth Division dated July 12, 1913, and published in the Paris' Temps on July 14: "I have the honor to report to Your Majesty that an officer of my staff, sent to Demir-Hissar, ascertained that Captain Meligof, of the Bulgarian gendarmerie, arrested, at the instance of three pro-Bulgarian persons, the Bishop, Monseigneur Constantine, the priest Papastravou, Mr. Papazacharizanou, a prominent citizen, and more than 100 Greeks who were im- prisoned in the confines of the Bulgarian school. On July 7 and 8, Bulgarian soldiers and gendarmes massacred them and requisitioned Turkish peasants to bury them within the school property outside the enclosure on the east side. An officer of my staff caused the grave to be opened in order to verify the facts. He foun...