The Massacre of the Acqui Division , also known as the Cephalonia Massacre , was the mass execution Killing of the men of the Italian 33rd Infantry Division `` Acqui '' by the Germans on the island of Cephalonia , Greece in September 1943 , following the Italian armistice during the Second World War Hostile_encounter .

The Massacre of the Acqui Division , also known as the Cephalonia Massacre , was the mass execution Killing of the men of the Italian 33rd Infantry Division `` Acqui '' by the Germans on the island of Cephalonia , Greece in September 1943 , following the Italian armistice during the Second World War Hostile_encounter .

On 13 September the Italians of the 33rd `` Acqui '' Infantry Division resisted Defending , and fought Hostile_encounter the Germans on the island of Cephalonia .