Greek Chronicle Project: Enemy at the Gates

Athens, Acropolis: Presidential guards (Evzones) lowering the Greek flag, as the Greek anthem “fights off” sirens of invasion.

*Sound excerpt: Sirens from the invasion of the Nazi forces in WWII, as well as the final broadcast from Athens public radio a few hours before the Nazis enter Athens, the capital of Greece, on the 27th April 1941.

Filmed and Directed by Zafeiris Haitidis