Greece acquires rare WWII photo trove showing Nazi executions
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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.
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- Greek Ministry of Culture Acquires Pictures of Kaisariani ‘200’ Executed by Nazis Pappas Post
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