ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Thrasivoulos Marakis grew up hearing stories about the grandfather he was named after but who he never met -- about how the tall man was executed during Nazi reprisals in Greece during World War II.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- A Belgian collector who put up for online auction a series of World War II photographs showing the final moments of 200 Greeks executed by a Nazi firing squad signed a preliminary agreement with Greece on Friday and has withdrawn the photos from sale, Greece's Culture Ministry said.