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The suicide of Aris Velouchiotis, as narrated by the eyewitness Captain Thanos

The disagreement of Aris Velouchiotis with the Varkiza Agreement - The continuation of his actions - The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) denounces Velouchiotis - Velouchiotis' denouncement by Zachariadis - The description of Velouchiotis' suicide by Captain Thanos

The death (or murder?) of Ioannis Metaxas

Why did Churchill want to overthrow Metaxas? - The dinner with the English & the onset of the illness - Details from the days he remained bedridden - The mysterious Ioannis Diakos - The Austrian doctor who never came to Greece & the autopsy on the body

Collaborators: Who got rich during the Occupation by collaborating with the Nazis (Part 2)

Illegal logging: A lucrative business - The supplier of the Occupiers with…18 properties - Industrialists in the service of the Nazis - Black market & investments in real estate - Collaborators & justice & a case of vigilante justice in Crete

Quislings: Who profited during the occupation by collaborating with the invaders? (Part 1)

Read in Part A: How was economic collaboration with the occupiers defined? – Civil engineers, contractors, merchants, industrialists, and artisans as collaborators of the Occupation authorities – The black marketeers – The investments of "blood money" in real estate

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