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Dr. Robert Ley

Seebad Prora: One Hitler Vision Comes to Pass

2012-04-12 by Phil Butler

Colossus of Prora turned festive

In a bit of nostalgia news from Germany, the Baltic Sea resort monstrosity, the Colossus of Prora, is slated to become a luxury German resort of some proportions soon. One of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler’s projects for the Thousand Year Reich, Prora was built in the 1930’s as a Nazi resort complex by the sea, but never actually used as such.

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A violent anti-migrant center riot in Athanati, Crete, shut down the main southern highway as demonstrators used explosives and committed arson near tourist traffic.

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Heraklion Traffic Enforcement Surge Aims to Restore Pedestrian Safety and Accessibility for Summer Visitors

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Heraklion Municipal Police launched a massive enforcement campaign to clear historic sidewalks and plazas, ensuring safe pedestrian access for summer tourists in Crete.

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Emergency services launched a sea rescue operation to evacuate a 64-year-old French hiker who suffered a head injury while walking on the Kolokitha peninsula in Elounda.

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