A British paratrooper with the 5th Scots Parachute Battalion takes cover in Athens, Greece during operations against ELAS (the Greek People's Liberation Army), 18 Dec 1944.

Caption     A British paratrooper with the 5th Scots Parachute Battalion takes cover in Athens, Greece during operations against ELAS (the Greek People's Liberation Army), 18 Dec 1944. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museum
Identification Code   NA20863
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Lee-Enfield No. 4   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 796 x 800 pixels
Photos on Same Day 18 Dec 1944
Photos at Same Place Athens, Greece
Added By David Stubblebine
Licensing  According to the United Kingdom National Archives, Crown copyright material that has been created prior to 1 Jun 1957 is considered to be in the public domain.

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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
19 Nov 2019 02:23:15 PM

Some sources show this image reversed left-to-right so that the trooper is holding the rifle right-handed but this is incorrect. The rifle is a bolt action rifle with the bolt on the right side of the receiver and since the bolt is not visible in this image, this is the correct orientation. Even the IWM displays this image both ways.

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