- Title: GREECE: "PTOLEMY" ARMY MANOEUVRES
- Date: 27th August 1975
- Summary: - Averof and Army leaders arriving at the watching point. - Various shots of Troops landing ex landing crafts. - The officials Watching the landing operation. - Various shots of tanks and mechanized units advancing toward??? the fields of Thrace. - Many shots of the manoeuvres, etc. Initials You may pick up from the 300 ft whatever you want to make your story Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 11th September 1975 13:00
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- Location: Greek Thrace
- Country: Greece
- Reuters ID: LVA3F0HXJPNC6EEO22UF9GT0DVLD
- Story Text: Defense Minister Evanghelos Averof and armed Forces Chiefs attended today at the bay of Amphipolis in the Greek Thrace, the amphibious landing operation of combined forces, which is part of the "Ptolemy" military manoeuvres in which all new weapons acquired recently by the Greek Forces were used. A "nege???al attack" is to be launched on Thursday against the "enemy" with the participation of armoured and mechanized forces, supported by artillery and airforce units, while the "enemy" lines will be the target of paratroop landing. A big military parade and display of power will be made in the city of Drama on Friday (29/8), near the Turkish Thrace, where the whole of the armed Forces that participated in the "ptolemy" manoeuvres will take part. Premier Karamanlis and other offic??? as well as the Armed Forces Chiefs (Army, Navy and Airforce).
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