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Civil War in Athens

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
45/1
Date Released
1 Jan 1945
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Mud and Flood
  2. 2Flying Tanks and Tiffies
  3. 3Civil War in Athens
  4. 4Rundstedt’s Counter Offensive (Captured German Film)

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
Urgently needed supplies arrive in the port of Piraeus as promised by Mr Churchill. Meanwhile in the city itself, men of a British Airborne Unit fire down into the streets to prevent movement of ELAS forces. Street fighting again flares up. Civilian prisoners are marched off by police and taken to a prison camp.
Keywords
Military
Locations
Athens; Greece
Story extras:
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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