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| Ferdinand Schörner at the Acropolis, Athens, Greece, Apr 1941 | German soldiers raising the German war flag over the Acropolis of Athens, Greece, May 1941 |
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| German Panzer IV tank near the Temple of Hephaestus, Athens, Greece, 1941-1942 | Bombing of Kalamaki Airfield, Athens, Greece, seen from the bomb bay of B-17 bomber 'Pig Chaser' of USAAF 463rd Bombardment Group, 15 Sep 1944 |
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| A British paratrooper with the 5th Scots Parachute Battalion takes cover in Athens, Greece during operations against ELAS (the Greek People's Liberation Army), 18 Dec 1944. | Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, Greek Air Minister M. Fikioris, British Air Commodore Geoffrey Tuttle inspecting No. 336 (Hellenic) Squadron RAF, Kalamaki Airfield, Athens, Greece, 1945 |
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