VE Day in Greece

Identifier
irn1003045
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2002.541.1
  • RG-60.3569
Dates
1 Jan 1944 - 31 Dec 1944, 1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Greek
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference

Scope and Content

Pictures from Greece, 1944? Shows activities in and around Athens from the end of the German occupation of Greece to the arrival of and occupation by British troops. Shows scenes of death and destruction caused by German invasion and occupation. Bands of guerrillas fight retreating Nazis. Shows bodies of Germans captured by Greeks. Citizens cheer their freedom from Germans and the arrival of British troops.

Note(s)

  • Greek narration and titles.

Subjects

  • CORPSES
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (BRITISH)
  • LIBERATION
  • FIGHTING
  • CIVILIANS
  • GREECE
  • DESTRUCTION
  • GERMANS
  • GERMAN OCCUPATION

Places

  • Athens, Greece

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.