The Greek Army followed the footsteps of its European counterparts regarding its armament. From smoothbore muskets, it was equipped with front-loading rifled rifles and finally, in 1868, the first breech-loading rifles. The first breech-loading rifle in service with the Greek Army was the French
The excitement from the victorious battles in the Greco-Italian war, the faith in the final victory, the animation of the relatives who are in pain, the descriptions from the war front, but also the hospitals, dominate the letters sent by the Achaean soldiers to their families, in the late 1940s. Bu
Before the first light of day dawned, artillery bursts were heard from the Turkish side... The talks in Geneva had broken down a few hours earlier and the Turks were putting into action their plans to occupy the entire northern part of the island , starting the second phase of the Turkish invasion..
Efthimios Karahisaridis, known as papa-Efthim, was born in 1884 in the area of Ankara. He was ordained a priest in 1941 to avoid conscription into the notorious Labor Orders. Although married and the father of five children, after his ordination he changed his name to Euthymios from Pavlos. Aft