Hi all!
I wanted to share this 1940 edition of the Auswärtiges Amt. Printed in Berlin in Greek, it has a title reading "Continuation of Official Documents on the Policy of the "Escalation of War" of the Western Forces, The Staff Conversations of England and France with Belgium and the Netherlands".
It is a 104 page edition, with greek translations of French and British documents, as well as copies of the original ones, proving the presence of British and French troops in Benelux before the German invasion. The introduction is trying to justify the invasion of these countries, as well as the invasion of Norway, as the Allied presence in them was a threat to the Reich.
Germany had serious concerns about the stance of Greece, because of its geographical position. Although the royal family and the military junta of I. Metaxas had strong ties with Germany, they were trying to hold a neutral stance, as they were not convinced of a German victory in the war, till the Italian invasion forced Greece to join the war in the allied side. This edition is an effort of Germany to keep the Greek "public opinion" neutral.
Have any other members seen this edition in their mother tongues or any other languages?
Cheers, Giorgos
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Memo of the French IX Army Corps Staff, about the planned Belgian movement of March 28, 1940, east of the Meuse river, greek translation
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And the copy of the prototype
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Another example
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Appendix map, showing the movement of French troops south of Brussels
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I wanted to share this 1940 edition of the Auswärtiges Amt. Printed in Berlin in Greek, it has a title reading "Continuation of Official Documents on the Policy of the "Escalation of War" of the Western Forces, The Staff Conversations of England and France with Belgium and the Netherlands".
It is a 104 page edition, with greek translations of French and British documents, as well as copies of the original ones, proving the presence of British and French troops in Benelux before the German invasion. The introduction is trying to justify the invasion of these countries, as well as the invasion of Norway, as the Allied presence in them was a threat to the Reich.
Germany had serious concerns about the stance of Greece, because of its geographical position. Although the royal family and the military junta of I. Metaxas had strong ties with Germany, they were trying to hold a neutral stance, as they were not convinced of a German victory in the war, till the Italian invasion forced Greece to join the war in the allied side. This edition is an effort of Germany to keep the Greek "public opinion" neutral.
Have any other members seen this edition in their mother tongues or any other languages?
Cheers, Giorgos
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Memo of the French IX Army Corps Staff, about the planned Belgian movement of March 28, 1940, east of the Meuse river, greek translation
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And the copy of the prototype
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Another example
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Appendix map, showing the movement of French troops south of Brussels
<a href="http://s614.photobucket.com/albums/tt226/stray_dog/?action=view¤t=124-2480_IMG.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i614.photobucket.com/albums/tt226/stray_dog/124-2480_IMG.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>