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Athens News Agency: News in English, 05-05-09
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[01] Memorial service at Greek monument at Mauthausen
[01] Memorial service at Greek monument at Mauthausen
VIENNA (ANA/D. Dimitrakoudis) - The memory of 3,700 Greeks who were
victims of the Nazi monstrosity at Mauthausen, during World War II, was
honoured by Hellenism on Sunday, in a ceremony at the Greek monument at
the former installations of the Nazi concentration camp Mauthausen in
Upper Austria, which included a memorial service, speeches, the laying
of wreaths, but also the presentation of the work of Greek composer
Mikis Theodorakis "Mauthausen" by Vienna's musical formation "The
Greeks".
At the ceremony, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the end of
World War II and the liberation of Mauthausen, present were
representatives of the Greek state, headed by Greek Ambassador to
Austria, Theodoros Sotiropoulos, of the Church of Greece and many
members of the Greek community in Austria.
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