A story of looting in WWI Macedonia and repatriationtranslated

Written by Sotiroula Vassiliou, Doctor of History A.P.Th.

November 11 is the anniversary of the signing of the armistice between Germany and the Allies, in Compiègne, which marked the end of World War I, and also the "Day of Remembrance" for the victims of the two world wars.

World War I is commemorated by all 53 valuable historical and ecclesiastical relics (48 in number in the museum catalog), documents of the faith and history of Macedonia, which returned to Greece, after 109 years of "captivity" in Sofia, based on a memorandum of understanding, which was signed on September 29, 2026, between the ministers Culture of Greece and Bulgaria.

Specifically, the thread of our history goes back to 1917, when Eastern Macedonia and Thrace found themselves, for the second time after 1913, at the mercy of the Bulgarians, with the Greek population suffering persecution, displacement, imprisonment, torture, child abduction, seizure of products, disasters and famine. It should be noted that the uproar over the Bulgarian occupation had also reached Cyprus, with the press calling for active support: "In the holy lands of Macedonia, which just a little while ago they preached with...