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Ettam

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this was one of the largest farming communities found on the planet Ralltiir. The Imperial forces which were garrisoned on Ralltiir during the months prior to the Battle of Yavin were given a tip that members of the local resistance movement were meeting in one of the remote towns. A miscalculation in the data led the Imperials to believe that they were hiding in Ettam, and they swiftly levelled the town. Further investigation revealed that there was no rebel hideout in Ettam, and that the Imperials had slaughtered hundreds of innocent farmers and their families. Imperial reports claimed that Ettam had been the site of an Alliance weapons depot, but in reality, the Imperial forces destroyed a neutral medical facility. The massacre was used by both sides as a further justification for escalating the Galactic Civil War.