Image:Greek surrender 1941.jpg

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Non-free / fair use media rationale for Battle of Greece
Description	Greek soldiers leaving their positions after the surrender of the Greek Army in Macedonia, April 1941. In the front, a Greek and a Bulgarian soldier support a wounded Greek, while German Gebirgsjäger watch.
Source	Found at http://polished-pixels.com/greece/set-1941.html. Original photo taken by Germans in April 1941, and since then published in several forms.
Article	Battle of Greece
Portion used	Entire picture
Low resolution?	Yes, heavily pixelated image
Purpose of use	To illustrate the surrender of the Greek forces to the German army during the first phase of the Battle of Greece, and the Bulgarian involvement in the sidelines. It is also a very rare contemporary color photograph, widely published.
Replaceable?	No free equivalent is available but if one can be obtained this picture should be replaced as soon as possible.

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current	15:17, 15 October 2006	1,148×708 (456 KB)	Cplakidas (Talk \| contribs)	(Greek soldiers leaving their positions after the surrender of the Greek Army in Macedonia, April 1941.<br>In the front, a Greek and a Bulgarian soldier support a wounded Greek, while German Gebirgsjäger watch. Photo obtained from http://polished-pixels.c)