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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Helene COLLIOPOULOU

Buried Nazi Past Haunts Athens On Liberation Anniversary

Traditionally attired women carry a Greek flag on Acropolis hill during the liberation commemoration (Credit: AFP)

A brass sculpture of a naked man being garrotted, a monument evoking prison bars and a sign are the only hints this sleepy central Athens street once housed the Gestapo's headquarters.

As Athens marks 80 years since its liberation from Nazi Germany in World War II this weekend, historians lament that this modest memorial is typical of the lack of attention paid to one of the most horrific periods in the nation's history.

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