War, occupation, civil war · War and occupation
Two armed men with landmines appear in Myloi
26 January 1947 Proven
In the night of 26 to 27 January 1947 two armed men carrying two landmines appeared in Myloi, the newspaper Rizospastis reported. No casualties were mentioned. The mines were probably meant for the railway, which became a target in the civil war.
Note: That the mines were meant for the railway is an interpretation.
- Where
- Myloi (the village)
- Threads
- War and occupation
- Certainty
- Proven confirmed by primary sources
Sources
- Ριζοσπάστης, 30-1-1947, p. 3, «Ένοπλοι στους Μύλους-Άργους»
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