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Date(s)
- 1992 Nov - 1993 (Creation)
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Item
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13 items
Scope and content
Papers relating to 50th anniversary celebrations in Athens, 28-29 Nov 1992, of the destruction of Gorgopotamos Viaduct, including: letters to Christopher Montague Woodhouse from British Embassy, Athens; programme of events; annotated draft of speech made by Woodhouse; message from Maj Len Wilmott; opening address from the president of Stromi; speech by Sir Brook Richards and speech by Brig Edmund Charles Wolf Myers (Greek and English) at the unveiling of memorial plaques in the Stromi cave where SOE parachutists first sheltered on arrival in Greece, 28 Nov 1992; copy of photograph of original party of British dropped into Greece, 1942; article in the Athenian 'Two British-Greek anniversaries', Jan 1993; article in Special Forces Club Newsletter, 'Veterans return to Greek hide-out cave', Spring 1993.; article in Anglo Hellenic Review 'Fiftieth anniversary of the Gorgopotamos achievement', Spring 1993. 13 items