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Greece Seeks Historic Nazi Execution Photos from eBay

2/17/2026

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Greece’s Culture Ministry plans to acquire photographs believed to depict the final moments of 200 Greeks executed by a Nazi firing squad in Athens on May 1, 1944.
The images surfaced on eBay.
Greece’s Culture Ministry expressed confidence in the authenticity of the photographs.
A ministry committee will meet to assess the photographs' classification as part of Greek heritage.
Legal complications may arise in the acquisition process.

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Story summary

Greece’s Culture Ministry plans to acquire photographs believed to depict the final moments of 200 Greeks executed by a Nazi firing squad in Athens on May 1, 1944.
The images surfaced on eBay.
Greece’s Culture Ministry expressed confidence in the authenticity of the photographs.
A ministry committee will meet to assess the photographs' classification as part of Greek heritage.
Legal complications may arise in the acquisition process.