Image of British paratroopers dropping from Dakota aircraft onto an airfield near by Unknown photographer, (20th century)

British paratroopers dropping from Dakota aircraft onto an airfield near Athens, 14 October 1944 (b/w...

IMAGE number: NAM5928226
Image title: British paratroopers dropping from Dakota aircraft onto an airfield near Athens, 14 October 1944 (b/w photo)
Artist: Unknown photographer, (20th century)
Location: National Army Museum, London
Medium: black and white photograph
Date: 1944 AD (C20th AD)

Image description: British paratroopers dropping from Dakota aircraft onto an airfield near Athens, 14 October 1944. Photograph, World War Two (1939-1945), 1944. Allied troops landed in Greece in October 1944, but they saw little fighting as the Germans were already in full retreat. Following the German withdrawal the uneasy truce between the Communist-dominated National Popular Liberation Army (ELAS) and the republican Greek National Democratic Union (EDES) ended and civil war began. The British tried to stay neutral, but they eventually intervened on the side of the EDES-dominated government. From a collection of 650 photographs compiled by the Commando Association.
Photo credit: © National Army Museum / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: plane / aircraft / transport / Dakota (C47) aircraft / aircraft / transport / airfield / air transport / occupation / strategy / parachute / equipment / airborne operation / Photograph / Photography / Mzphoto

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