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Word: krystallopigi (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...victory had its grim side. Except for a few old men & women, there were no inhabitants left in the region: the Reds had taken all able-bodied men & women with them. In Krystallopigi, 88-year-old Vassilis Claras explained: "The day before the government army came, the Communists gave us orders to cross into Albania, because the Monarcho-Fascists would kill us. I told them I was an old man and didn't care whether I lived or died-so I stayed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREECE: Days of Victory | 8/29/1949 | See Source »

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