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Newly discovered photograph of Greek grandfather evokes memories of Nazi execution

Thrasivoulos Marakis, a resident of Crete, recently uncovered a photograph of his grandfather, Thrasivoulos Kalafatakis, who was executed by Nazi forces during World War II. The image surfaced in an ...
Newsday

Man tells of pride as newly emerged photo reveals Greek grandfather being led to Nazi execution

ATHENS, Greece — Thrasivoulos Marakis grew up hearing stories about the grandfather he was named after but who he never met — about how the tall man was executed during Nazi reprisals in Greece during ...
The New York Times

Greece to Acquire Nazi Execution Photographs That Were Up for Sale Online

The images of political prisoners, taken just before they were killed by Nazis in 1944, were put up for auction on eBay. The sale was pulled shortly thereafter. By Koba Ryckewaert and Niki Kitsantonis ...
balkaninsight

History Resurfaces on eBay in Images of Nazi Massacre in Greece

Greece has bought more than 200 images that surfaced on eBay depicting the execution of 200 communists by Nazi occupying forces in 1944. Thrasyvoulos Marakis never met his grandfather, but he took his ...