The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) asks the Ministry of Culture for digital copies of 12 historic photographs documenting the execution of 200 partisans by Nazi forces in Kaisariani, aiming to preserve historical memory and honor the victims

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis describes the newly acquired photographic archive documenting the Nazi-era execution of 200 Greek resistance fighters as a “valuable treasure” that will be preserved and showcased by the Culture Ministry

Belgian collector and dealer Tim De Craene issues statement after Greek state acquired 262 historic photographs showing scenes from the May 1, 1944, execution of 200 Greek prisoners by Nazi occupation forces in Greece

Greece's culture ministry announced the formal possession of 262 photographs, 16 documents and four occupation-era banknotes previously put on auction by a Belgian collector

Greece’s Culture Ministry has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire the rare 1944 execution photographs after experts verified their authenticity during an inspection in Belgium

A 163-image collection, including rare photographs of the 1944 execution of 200 Greek prisoners, has been declared a monument as the Culture Ministry moves to acquire it from a private collector

12 photographs showing scenes from the mass execution of 200 Greek men by Nazi occupying forces at Kaisariani shooting range in Athens on May 1, 1944, were declared a protected national monument; Athens seeks their possession

Greek authorities send experts to Belgium to examine historic photos of 200 patriots executed by Nazis in 1944, aiming to preserve the collection as a national monument and return it to Greece for public and historical safeguarding

Belgian collector in possession of the photographs has reportedly sold more than 47,000 Nazi-era Items

'I knew he had been executed, but I didn’t know about the photograph,' said Thrasyvoulos Marakis from Platanias, Crete, about his grandfather, Thrasyvoulos Kalafatakis, who was among the 200 men executed in WWII by Nazi forces on May 1, 1944

The Greek Ministry of Culture investigates the sale of WWII-era photos from the Kaisariani executions, facing legal complexities; experts suggest direct purchase as the most practical way to secure these sensitive historical materials

Greece moves to reclaim alleged WWII photos tied to the 1944 execution of 200 resistance prisoners, as questions over authenticity, ownership and historical memory ignite political and public debate.

Athens aims to establish whether the photographs are real and how they came into the possession of the Ghent collection before commencing procedures to acquire them

Newly surfaced images appear to show the execution of 200 Greek resistance fighters during Nazi Occupation in 1944