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[... forced Italy to take defensive measures. To keep Greece from ever again being a jumping-off point for English actions in the eastern Mediterranean, Italian troops marched across the Greek border. They were warmly welcomed by Albanians living in Greek territory.]

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Title
[... forced Italy to take defensive measures. To keep Greece from ever again being a jumping-off point for English actions in the eastern Mediterranean, Italian troops marched across the Greek border. They were warmly welcomed by Albanians living in Greek territory.]
Names
Hoffmann, Heinrich, 1885-1957 (Photographer)
Collection

Eye on the Reich : German propaganda photographs, 1939-1942

1940

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1940
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC EYE
Shelf locator: PC EYE 1940
Topics
Nazi propaganda
Bridges
Boundaries
World War, 1939-1945
Troop movements -- Italian -- Greece -- 1939-1945
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Picture caption: "... Italien zu Abwehrmaßnahmen zwang. Um zu verhindern, daß Griechenland immer mehr zum Stützpunkt der englischen Aktionen im östlichen Mittelmeer wurde, überschritten italienische truppen die griechische Grenze. Von den Albanern auf griechischem Gebiet wurden sie stürmisch begrüßt.
Content: The Italian army invaded Greece from neighboring Albania. Determined Greek resistance halted the Italians' advance and even pushed the attackers back into Albania. This picture's caption begins on the previous image.
Content: Title translates German picture caption
Source note: Grossdeutschland im Weltgeschehen. Tagesbildberichte 1940. (Berlin Joh. Kasper Co. 1942) Braeckow, Ernst, Author.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f7d25990-c601-012f-7ddd-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1885: Creator Born
  • 1940: Issued
  • 1957: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "[... forced Italy to take defensive measures. To keep Greece from ever again being a jumping-off point for English actions in the eastern Mediterranean, Italian troops marched across the Greek border. They were warmly welcomed by Albanians living in Greek territory.]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b1cacde4-eac4-3a32-e040-e00a18064701

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "[... forced Italy to take defensive measures. To keep Greece from ever again being a jumping-off point for English actions in the eastern Mediterranean, Italian troops marched across the Greek border. They were warmly welcomed by Albanians living in Greek territory.]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b1cacde4-eac4-3a32-e040-e00a18064701

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1940). [... forced Italy to take defensive measures. To keep Greece from ever again being a jumping-off point for English actions in the eastern Mediterranean, Italian troops marched across the Greek border. They were warmly welcomed by Albanians living in Greek territory.] Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b1cacde4-eac4-3a32-e040-e00a18064701

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b1cacde4-eac4-3a32-e040-e00a18064701 | title= (still image) [... forced Italy to take defensive measures. To keep Greece from ever again being a jumping-off point for English actions in the eastern Mediterranean, Italian troops marched across the Greek border. They were warmly welcomed by Albanians living in Greek territory.], (1940) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 22, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

[... forced Italy to take defensive measures.  To keep Greece from ever again being a jumping-off point for English actions in the eastern Mediterranean, Italian troops marched across the Greek border.  They were warmly welcomed by Albanians living in Greek territory.]