"The Liberation of Rhodes, 1945" Two elderly Greek women sip their soup as they leave a Red Cross kitchen. They also carry bags so that they can call at a food distribution centre to collect their rations. During the German occupation the local inhabitants had suffered the effects of malnutrition due to insufficient food. After the liberation of the island the British quickly began to organize food supplies, issuing people with ration books and distributing essential food stuffs. Red Cross kitchens also assisted by providing nourishing soup.