Tim de Craene
Tim de Craene is a Belgian owner of the website Crain's Militaria, known for dealing in historical military memorabilia. Recently, he made headlines by halting an eBay auction of photographs depicting a significant and tragic event in Greek history, the execution of 200 individuals in Kaisariani, due to the sensitivity of the material and its potential political implications. De Craene expressed his desire for a constructive dialogue with Greek authorities regarding the future of these photographs, emphasizing the importance of respecting their historical significance.
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Tim de Craene is a Belgian collector who posted the photographs of the May Day executions on eBay.
‘We can see that courage’: Greece recovers long-lost photos of Nazis’ May Day executions | Greece
United Kingdom· 2026-02-21
Tim de Craene is the collector who specializes in memorabilia and documents from World War II.
Το ΥΠΠΟ κηρύσσει μνημείο τις φωτογραφίες με τους 200 της Καισαριανής
Greece· 2026-02-19
Tim de Craene, a Belgian collector, decided to halt the auction of sensitive historical photographs on e-Bay.
Φωτογραφίες Καισαριανής: Επιχείρηση διάσωσης για τα τεκμήρια μνήμηςGreece· 2026-02-17
Tim de Craene is the Belgian owner of the website Crain’s Militaria, which auctioned the photographs from the execution in Kaisariani.
Μαρινάκης για φωτογραφίες στην Καισαριανή: Το υπ. Πολιτισμού έχει δρομολογήσει τις διαδικασίες για την απόκτησή τουςGreece· 2026-02-16
Tim de Craene is the Belgian owner of the website Crain’s Militaria who decided to halt the auction of historical photographs.
Κάτοχος φωτογραφιών Καισαριανής στην «Κ»: Διέκοψα τη δημοπρασία, αναμένω το ελληνικό κράτοςGreece· 2026-02-16