Greece declared a rare collection of photographs depicting the 1944 execution of 200 resistance fighters by Nazi forces a protected national monument, a crucial step toward acquiring the archive for the state. The Central Council of Modern Monuments unanimously voted to protect the 163-image collection, which includes the only known visual record of the prisoners moments before they were shot at the Kaisariani rifle range on May 1, 1944. "The photographs… are extraordinarily significant testimonies of modern Greek history," said the head of the Directorate of Modern Cultural Heritage, noting they capture the "ethos and patriotism" of the condemned. The...