“Athens, like the whole of Greece, endured, suffered and resisted the conqueror”
The President of the Republic Konstantinos Tasoulas today attended the flag of the flag on the Holy Rock of the Acropolis and then laid a wreath at the Monument to the Unknown Soldier in the context ofThus of celebration of the 81st Anniversary of the Liberation of Athens from the occupation troops.
In his statement, the President of the Republic emphasized that “the liberation of Athens exactly 81 years ago, on October 12, 1944, which we are proud and emotion today, we celebrate today, took place in a climate of frantic enthusiasm and redemption. Athens, like the whole of Greece, during the three and a half years of the relentless Nazi occupation, endured, suffered and resisted the conqueror. And this patience, this unmistakable card, this cruel test and this resistance, we must always remember and honor. “
He also added that “and the time of the liberation of the capital of Greece was the time of conquering the longing, for three and a half years, freedom, valuable and sensitive freedom. And it is precisely this time, and today reminds us, 81 years later, that the freedom I have described as valuable and very sensitive, very fragile, the freedom conquered by sacrifices is not a given. We need to defend it and defend it daily. Particularly a society that is united for this purpose so that freedom can breathe and breathe, generously give us its own breath. “