The Coming of the Germans

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In September 1943, the Italians agreed to an armistice with the Allied Powers.

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On Rhodes, fighting broke out between the Italians and their former German allies, which led to the surrender of the Italians. Karpathos, previously under Italian control, entered a darker period of German occupation.

Andreas Hirakis, Giorgos Drakos and Nikolis Kastellorisios recall their first encounters with the new occupying forces.

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