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Greece
When Two 18-Year-Old Greek Boys Tore Down the Symbol of Nazi Occupation
On this day, May 30, 1941, the Nazi flag was torn down from the Acropolis by Manolis Glezos and Lakis Santas. The two 18-year-old youths risked everything as they scaled the walls of the Acropolis at sunset to remove the flag and the ideological...
Greece
When Two 18-Year-Old Greek Boys Tore Down the Symbol of Nazi Occupation
On this day, May 30, 1941, the Nazi flag was torn down from the Acropolis by Manolis Glezos and Lakis Santas. The two 18-year-old youths risked everything as they scaled the walls of the Acropolis at sunset to remove...