Nazis in Greece

Scope and Content

Copies of primary and secondary sources from archives in USA, Germany, Greece and Great Britain on the Nazi occupation of Greece and the persecution of Greece's Jewish population, used by Mark Mazower for his book, Inside Hitler's Greece: The Experience of Occupation, 1941-1944 , (Yale University Press, 1993). Mark Mazower provides a commentary on the sources and their value in the chapter 'Notes on Sources'.

Administrative / Biographical History

The Axis occupation of Greece during World War Two began Apr 1941 following the German and Italian invasion of Greece, together with Bulgarian forces. It lasted until the German withdrawal from the mainland, Oct 1944. In some cases however, such as in Crete and other islands, German garrisons remained in control until May-Jun 1945.

Arrangement

Unsorted

Access Information

Open

Acquisition Information

Mark Mazower

Other Finding Aids

Description exists to this archive on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.

Conditions Governing Use

Contact archives of origin.

Location of Originals

NARA USA; Bundesarchiv, Koblenz, Germany; The National Archives, UK.

Bibliography

Mazower, Mark, Inside Hitler's Greece: The Experience of Occupation, 1941-1944 , (Yale University Press, 1993).

Geographical Names