The hostage taking of Xanthians

In August 1913, Xanthi was in the middle of the 1st Bulgarian Occupation, after the Balkan wars. This period was particularly difficult for the inhabitants of the area, as the need of the Bulgarian authorities to establish themselves led to the “bulgarianization” or removal of the locals from their homes. This situation is reflected in a telegram to E. Venizelos, where the G. Maletsidis, appeals for the hostages who were abducted and taken to an unknown location by the Bulgarians.

Creator: G. Maletsidis (August 4, 1913)
Source: National Research Foundation “Eleftherios K. Venizelos”