Anavryti, Laconia Anavryti, Laconia Anavryti or Anavriti (Αναβρυτή) is a small village in Laconia, Greece on Taygetus mountain, altitude 850m. Above the Evrotas valley, Anavryti is traversed by European walking route E4. It is part of the municipal unit of Mystras. A paved road to Anavryti was built in the 1980s with donations sent by the Anavryti Hometown society in Astoria, Queens, New York. Until that time, the village could only be accessed on foot or by donkey. During World War II Nazi occupation, forces made the steep climb up to the village to destroy the houses of suspected partisans. Over the
Laconia incident "U-156" was patrolling off the coast of West Africa midway between Liberia and Ascension Island. The submarine's commanding officer, Hartenstein, spotted the large British ship sailing alone and attacked it. Ships armed with guns (which most merchantmen and troop transports were) fell outside the protection from attack without warning, therefore the "Laconia" was regarded as a legitimate target. At 10:22 p.m., "Laconia" transmitted the following message on the 600-metre band: "SSS SSS 0434 South / 1125 West "Laconia" torpedoed." "SSS" was the code signifying "under attack by submarine". Despite further messages being sent, there is no record that any were