Antonis Vrettos, the stadium’s director, few days before the German withdrawal from Athens was the first to raise the Greek flag, a symbol of freedom, over Leoforos and the Athenian sky. This was a heroic act by Antonis Vrettos, who among other actions transformed the inaccessible rooms of Leoforos into shelters for the Resistance.
1944 – The Greek flag is raised over Leoforos
During German occupation Leoforos ground was requisitioned and the Nazis used it for matches organized between their troops, after looting the shelves and displays where the trophies were exhibited.
