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October 12, 1944: ELAS Liberates Athens - E-Prologue - Independent Information Portal
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On a day like today, October 12, 1944, Athens was liberated from the Nazi occupiers, but the joy and festivities only lasted a few hours.
On October 12, 1944, ELAS liberated Athens. An immense sea of people flooded the streets. The news that ELAS fighters had taken down the German flag from the Acropolis in the morning (09:45) spread rapidly, word of mouth, around the capital. “FREEDOM! FREEDOM! ATHENS CELEBRATES,” writes “Rizospastis” the next day. “It was lost
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October 12, 2026 marks 82 years since the day Athens was liberated from the German occupying troops in 1944.
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