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Greece Secures WWII Photos of Nazi-Era Execution

3/2/2026

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  • Greece's Ministry of Culture acquired a collection of World War II photographs, 16 documents, and four banknotes.
  • The collection documents the execution of 200 Greek Communists by Nazis in Kaisariani, Athens, on May 1, 1944, a Nazi reprisal for killing a German general.
  • German sergeant Hermann Hoyer is identified as the source of the photographs.
  • The ministry bought the material quickly from a Belgian collector to preserve its integrity.