Trial of the Six

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The Trial of the Six was a landmark 1922 Greek military tribunal in which six former political and military leaders were executed for their alleged responsibility in the Asia Minor Catastrophe.

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instanceOf military tribunal
political trial
war crimes trial
alsoKnownAs Dikí ton Éxi NERFINISHED
Trial of the Six (Greece) NERFINISHED
appliesToJurisdiction Second Hellenic Republic NERFINISHED
charge dereliction of duty
high treason
country Greece
date 1922
dateOfExecution 15 November 1922
defendant Dimitrios Gounaris NERFINISHED
Georgios Baltatzis NERFINISHED
Georgios Hatzianestis NERFINISHED
Nikolaos Stratos NERFINISHED
Nikolaos Theotokis NERFINISHED
Petros Protopapadakis NERFINISHED
follows Asia Minor Campaign NERFINISHED
Asia Minor Catastrophe NERFINISHED
genre show trial
hasBeenDescribedAs judicial murder by some historians
hasCause Asia Minor Catastrophe NERFINISHED
Greek defeat in the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
hasEffect deepened National Schism in Greece
political polarization in Greece
hasPart execution of six defendants
languageOfWorkOrName Greek
laterEvent posthumous rehabilitation of the Six
legalForm court-martial
legalStatusAfterReview convictions annulled posthumously
location Athens NERFINISHED
Greece NERFINISHED
mainSubject responsibility for the Asia Minor defeat
numberOfDefendants 6
organizer revolutionary government of 1922 in Greece
outcome conviction of all six principal defendants
placeOfExecution Goudi, Athens NERFINISHED
politicalContext revolution of 11 September 1922 in Greece
result execution by firing squad
reviewedBy Areios Pagos (Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece) NERFINISHED
significance example of victor's justice
landmark political trial in modern Greek history
significantEvent execution of former Greek leaders
subjectOf historical debate in Greece
temporalContext Asia Minor Catastrophe NERFINISHED
Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) NERFINISHED

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