Greece acquires rare WWII photo trove showing Nazi executions
TL;DR
Greece has acquired a collection of 262 World War II photographs, along with 16 documents and four banknotes, depicting the last moments of about 200 men executed by German troops after the killing of a Nazi general. The photos, likely taken by a German soldier, were briefly listed on eBay before Belgian verification; they provide rare visual testimony of the 1944 Athens shooting during Nazi occupation and have provoked strong emotion among relatives and historians.
- Photos showing last moments of men executed by Nazis acquired by Greece after appearing on eBay CBS News
- Mendoni: The transfer of ownership of the 200-photo collection of Kaisariani has been completed Neos Kosmos
- Mazis opinion column on historical memory Hamline University
- Teach the past, learn from it but let go of the enmities eKathimerini.com
- Greek Ministry of Culture Acquires Pictures of Kaisariani ‘200’ Executed by Nazis Pappas Post
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