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A second German reconnaissance flight photographs the bay

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A German strip flight of 1941–1942 (film 93) photographed Myloi again: the curve of the bay, the village along the main road at the foot of Pontinos, the station and the pier.

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Where
Myloi (the village), Railway station, The pier and harbour, Pontinos hill and castle
Threads
War and occupation
Certainty
Proven confirmed by primary sources

Pictures

  • Myloi from the air, 1941–1942: the village along the main road, the pier, the station, fields and orchards, and the rocky slope of Pontinos by the sea (digitally restored)

    Myloi from a German reconnaissance flight, 1941–1942: the village along the main road, the pier, the station, the orchards and the rocks of Pontinos (digitally restored). Reichsluftfahrtministerium (Sonderluftbildabteilung); DAI Athens Archive

  • Aerial view from 1941–42 of the bay, the fields and the village at the foot of Pontinos hill

    German strip flight 1941–42: the curve of the bay, the fields and the village at the foot of Pontinos. © D-DAI-ATH-Archiv, LB-RLM-SF-3-05-041, courtesy of the German Archaeological Institute, Athens

Sources

  • German Archaeological Institute Athens, archive, Film 93, exposures 039–046 (Reichsluftfahrtministerium, 1941–1942)
  • Visit Myloi, '1941, war in Greece: Myloi from above' Open

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