The Tragedy Of Athens
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Channel: British Movietone · 2015 · News & Politics
(4 Jan 1945) The latest pictures from Athens were mostly taken under difficult and dangerous conditions by Norman Fisher of Movietone. ® ® ELAS snipers were everywhere in the Greek capital and British troops continue to clear up pockets of resistance. General Scobie, the British Commander, worked untiringly to obtain a settlement and General Plastiras was summoned in the hope that he could influence the situation. ® ® From Athens Mr Churchill issued a statement that said it was clear to him there would have been a massacre in the city, if Britain had not intervened. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/b28999f8caf7483f8423b60361051a58
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