 The Germans ordered the flag guard, Evzone Konstandinos Koukidis, to retire the Greek flag.The Greek soldier obeyed, but when he was done, he wrapped himself in the flag and threw himself off the plateau where he died.Some days later, when the Reichskriegsflagge was waving on the Acropolis' uppermost spot, two Athenian youngsters, Manolis Glezos and Apostolos Santas, climbed by night on the Acropolis and tore down the flag.