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.

The total conclusion of the Second World War, however, would come a few months later, following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States.

Baltimore FW282 was returning from a combat mission over the Aegean on December 3, 1943, when it was intercepted by German fighter aircraft and heavily damaged

On December 7, 1941, Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor killed 2,403 Americans, propelling the U.S. into World War II and altering history forever.

The German President Steinmeier's official visit to Athens offered Greece the latest opportunity to table its persistent demand for reparations due to Nazi atrocities, occupation destruction and a wartime 'loan'

The occasion, known as “OXI Day” from the Greek word for “No”, was the curt answer to a sudden ultimatum by fascist Italy for surrender