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Avenging the Acropolis – Greek troops and the liberation of Rimini, 21st of September 1944

Monday, September 21st, 2009

The battle for Rimini, one of the most forgotten but crucial moments of World War II – Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver William Hargreaves Leese described it as paragonable to the battle of El Alamein – started on the 25th of August 1944 and culminated with a victory for the allied troops and anti-fascist partisans, and the liberation […]