File:Dekemvriana 1944 SYNTAGMA.jpg

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Unarmed protesters of the demonstration of EAM on 3rd of December of 1944 in Athens lying dead in front of the Greek Parliament's building (Βουλή), while others are running for their lives, moments after the march had received the first of the shootings that left at least 28 dead and signaled the "Dekemvriana" events. The photographer titled this "Armless people have been shot".

Source

Kathimerini (Greek news paper) http://wwk.kathimerini.gr/kath/7days/1994/12/041219

Date

3 December 1944

Author

Dmitri Kessel

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(Reusing this file)

(a request sent to "Αμμος" publications, one of the copyright-holders, even though it falls completely under WP:NFCC)


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Description Unarmed protesters of the demonstration of EAM on 3rd of December of 1944 in Athens lying dead in front of the Greek Parliament's building (Βουλή), while others running for their lifes, moments after the march had received the first of the shootings that left at least 28 dead and signaled the "Dekemvriana" events. The photographer titled this "Armless people have been shot".
Author or
copyright owner
Dmitri Kessel
Source (WP:NFCC#4) Scanned from Kathimerini's special anniversary historical journal (http://wwk.kathimerini.gr/kath/7days/1994/12/041219)
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) Dekemvriana
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) This the most characteristic photo from Kessel's photo-burst accurately depicting the defining moment of modern Greek history, the beginning of the "dekemvriana", exactly at the moment the Greek and British troops start shooting against the *unarmed* Athenian demonstrators (~300.000), just 3 months after the Germans had retreated from the country, on 3 December 1944. This episode was the major cause of the 3-year Greek Civil War that followed, some 1 and half years later. The British commander Woodhouse had suggested that shots were first fired by the demonstrators, and then the police retaliated the shootings. This photo of the dispersed head of demonstration clearly shows un-armed plain-clothed civilians lying on the ground dead or wounded, and other fleeing for their lives - but no one resisting or fighting back. Also the crowd does not seem to posses any guns - The only visible guns are those at the hands of the government soldiers.

Finally the photo depicts the uniforms of the soldiers laying down the pavement, which in combination with other photos depicting Athens's central square hours before and after the events, is important for establishing the nationality of the shooters (WP:NFCC#8).

Not replaceable with
free media because
(WP:NFCC#1)
WP:NFCC#1, non repleaceable; it is unfortunate that there are no other photos or films, free or non-free, depicting the exact moments when the shootings started. They are either hours (not any in the category you linked though) or days later, during the 2 months after the shootings.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) Low-quality scan (380x260) - it would be impossible to distinguish uniforms in lower resolution. For use on the Wikipedia articles about Dekemvriana and Greek Civil War (all languages).
Respect for
commercial opportunities
(WP:NFCC#2)
Not for commercial use, but has been reproduced numerous times in Greece, in paper, in TV documentaries and as electronic file (e.g. https://greekcitytimes.com/dekemvriana-shots-are-fired-in-athens/).
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Dekemvriana//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dekemvriana_1944_SYNTAGMA.jpgtrue
Media data and Non-free use rationale
Description same as above, used for the Greek Civil War article.
Author or
copyright owner
same as above
Source (WP:NFCC#4) same as above
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) Greek Civil War
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) same as above
Not replaceable with
free media because
(WP:NFCC#1)
same as above
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) same as above
Respect for
commercial opportunities
(WP:NFCC#2)
same as above
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Greek Civil War//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dekemvriana_1944_SYNTAGMA.jpgtrue

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current04:07, 27 April 2017Thumbnail for version as of 04:07, 27 April 2017380 × 262 (18 KB)DatBot (talk | contribs)Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
14:22, 29 December 2010No thumbnail701 × 485 (61 KB)Sperxios (talk | contribs)Copied directly from the pdf-article of Kathimerini's http://wwk.kathimerini.gr/kath/7days/1994/12/04121994.pdf
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