Former Execution Place Officers Acqui Division

In this pit 136 officers of the Acqui Division were executed on September 24th, they were shot dead with machine guns in groups of a few men. A total of 9250 Italians were killed in Kefalonia in September 1943. For the full detailed story of the Acqui Division on Kefalonia, see the page [url="https://www.tracesofwar.com/sights/12433/Memorial-Acqui-Division-Kefalonia.htm"]'Memorial Acqui Division Kefalonia'[/url]. At the place where the officers were shot hangs a plaque with the text: IN QUESTA FOSSA VENNERO AMMASSATE LE SALME DI PARTE DEI 136 UFFICIALI DELLA DIVISIONE ACQUI FUCILATI DAI TEDESCHI A S. TEODORO IL 25-26/9/1943 (IN THIS PUT HOLE A PART OF THE 136 OFFICERS OF THE ACQUI DIVISION WERE EXECUTED BY THE GERMANS S. TEODORO IL 25-26/9/1943)