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An Australian war photographer returns to the beach of 1941
May 1945 Proven
In May 1945 the Australian war photographer V. J. Krauth travelled through the Peloponnese to record the places of 1941. At Myloi a resident showed him the beach and the row of eucalyptus trees under which Australian soldiers had sheltered while waiting to be evacuated.
Read the full story: 1941, war in Greece: Myloi from above
- Where
- Myloi beach, Railway station
- Threads
- War and occupation
- Certainty
- Proven confirmed by primary sources
Pictures
May 1945: the eucalyptus trees at Myloi under which Australian troops sheltered while waiting for evacuation in 1941 (digitally restored). Australian War Memorial 130831, photo V. J. Krauth · public domain
May 1945: the beach at Myloi from which, according to a local resident, Australians were evacuated in 1941 (digitally restored). Australian War Memorial 130887, photo V. J. Krauth · public domain
Sources
- Australian War Memorial 130831 and 130887, photographer V. J. Krauth, May 1945 Open (opens in a new tab)
- Visit Myloi, '1941, war in Greece: Myloi from above' Open (opens in a new tab)
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