Old Fortress, Corfu
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The Old Fortress of Corfu is a Venetian fortress in the city of Corfu, Greece. The fortress covers the promontory which initially contained the old town of Corfu that had emerged during Byzantine time
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Old Fortress in the 16th century from a print at the British Museum. The protective wall of the marina is visible in front of the castle. The marina is still in use to this day.
The church of St. George at the fortress
The bridge to the city and the Contrafossa. The hill of Castel a Terra is visible to the east of the main gate.
Corfu incident
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The Corfu incident was a 1923 diplomatic and military crisis between Greece and Italy. It was triggered when Enrico Tellini, an Italian general heading a commission to resolve a border dispute between
Old Fortress, Corfu
…could persuade the other to commit treason against the republic. In 1923 the Old and New Fortresses were bombarded by the Italian Air Force during the Corfu Incident. The Fortress was used at the end of World War II by the Nazis to imprison the Jews of Corfu prior to their deportation from the island. On 8 June 1944…
Disembarkation of Italian soldiers at Corfu, cover of the Corriere della Sera by Achille Beltrame
Italian soldiers march across a bridge in Corfu.