The events for the 82nd anniversary of the liberation of Thessaloniki from the Nazis are under raintranslated

Under the rain, Thessaloniki celebrated the 82nd anniversary of its liberation from the German occupation troops, with the events taking place at noon at the dedication plaque located in the park near the Royal Theatre. The event for October 30, 1944, which has been revived by the municipality of Thessaloniki since 2014 and has been included in the municipal holiday calendar, included speeches, the laying of wreaths and red flowers.

The former MP and president of the "Society for the Rescue of Historical Archives of Macedonia 1940-1974"), Triantafyllos Mitafidis, in his statements stated that October 30 "is a public holiday for Thessaloniki. On October 30, 1944, the city was not only liberated from the Nazis, but also saved its infrastructure. Because the Germans had undermined the White Tower, the Electric Company and the Aqueduct with explosives. Thanks to the life-saving intervention of the ELAS forces, the city was not only freed, but also saved its infrastructure."

The mayor of Thessaloniki, Stelios Angeloudis, was represented by the chairman of the Municipal Council, Spyros Vougias, who symbolically laid two flowers, one on behalf of himself and the mayor and the second on behalf of...