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Events on Thursday 12 October 1944 1
1944Liberation of AthensGerman forces withdraw from the Greek capitalGerman troops left Athens after three and a half years of occupation, and crowds celebrated in the streets. British forces and the Greek government-in-exile under Georgios Papandreou arrived days later. Tensions between the government and the communist-led resistance grew quickly.