Greece's Great Famine
How hundreds of thousands of Greeks starved to death under Nazi occupation.
Witness History · BBC World Service
April 13, 202210m 31s
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Show Notes
In 1941, Greece was occupied by Germany and its allies. The economy quickly collapsed and food shortages spread across urban areas with terrifying speed. By the winter of that year tens of thousands were dying. Rob Walker speaks to 94 year old Athina Cacouri who was living in Athens at the time, and to the historian, Mark Mazower.
PHOTO: Two starving boys eating out of a can in Athens in 1943 (Getty Images)