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  • "Metaxa" Line:The largest technical project in Greece, so fast (PHOTO)

    At the start of the German operations against Greece on the Greece-Bulgaria border, a gigantic, in terms of resources and difficulty of implementation, defense project had been largely completed. Its purpose was to protect the country from sudden hostile action on the part of Bulgaria. The end resul

  • Greek "eagles" and aces in foreign cockpits, from the First World War to the Gulf (PHOTO)

    From the 1st World War to the flights of modern jet fighters they were all present. Unique stories of courage, heroism, sacrifice and dedication to the aviation concept are revealed by a voluntary effort of Greek researchers, which is looking for Greek pilots in the four parts of the world who have

  • BATTLE OF THE FORTS – 1941:The epic struggle of the Greeks day by day

    Battle of the Forts was the name given to the four-day defensive struggle of the defenders of the so-called Metaxa Line against the German forces which at 0515 on April 6, 1941 attacked Greece without warning. Germany, having already decided to invade the USSR, was forced, on the occasion of the fin

  • Marmandiuk Patl and the last air battle in Athens – April 1941

    Athens, April 20, 1941. Next Tuesday marks eighty years since that day, when the last act of the Battle of Athens drama unfolded, that is, the last air battle over the Attic sky, just a week before the swastika was raised on the Acropolis. On that day the last fifteen remaining RAF Hurricane fighter

  • The Euelpides in the battle of Crete... A brilliant page of Greek glory (vid.)

    Of great importance, not only for the history of the Evelpidon Military School (SSE), but also of the Greek Army, was the voluntary participation of the first in military operations. It was about 300 first-year Ewelpides together with their Officers, who, after crossing the Peloponnese by road, mana

  • The Greeks of Bactria... Their traces are still alive today

    The region of Bactria extended where Turkmenistan and Afghanistan are today. Because of its central location it played a leading role in all the historical events that shook Asia. Satraps of Bactria when Alexander was still alive were Artavazos, and then Amyntas, who in turn was succeeded by Philip.

  • The "bezel gun" of the ES... the Boys A/T rifle of the 2nd PP fires (VIDEO)

    The British Boys anti-tank rifle was designed in 1937 and was used in the early stages of World War II for rudimentary anti-tank protection of infantry fighting groups. It had a caliber of 14 mm. and was fed from a 5-cartridge magazine. The weapon had a weight of 16 kg, a length of 1,575 m and un

  • Battle of Crete – 80 Years Later:Spectators &Spectators on the Side of History (vid.)

    80 Years since the Battle of Crete, the German airborne operation with the code name Unternehmen Merkur (Operation Mercury), the most extensive aerial occupation of the 5th largest island in the Mediterranean, with the significant firsts of a World War II airborne operation unique in its kind and sc

  • Byzantine army of the Paleologues... The last of the Empire

    After the capture of the city by the westerners, in 1204, and the establishment of the state of Nicaea, the Byzantine Army changed to a great extent. Recognizing the inability of the Byzantine cavalry to oppose the Latin knights, the leaders of the Empire of Nicaea formed units of mercenary knights,

  • Spitfire MJ755 of EBA:Back to Greece the legendary aircraft accompanied by F-16

    PA Spitfire MJ755 returns on Thursday 27th May to Greece after a full rebuild to airworthy condition in the UK, to once again take to the Attic skies where it last flew 68 years ago. As stated by Mr. Dimitris Kolias, vice-president of the IKAROS foundation, which financed the reconstruction of th

  • December Eve... CALL OF Tsakalotou to avoid conflict

    Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos was one of the greatest soldiers in modern Greek history. He fought in World War I and the Asia Minor Campaign. Hero of the North-continental mountains in charge of the heroic 3/40 Evzones Regiment, in 1940-41, he went to the Middle East and after adventures became the comman

  • April 1941:Final victory... Katsimitros &"loan" Piraeus of the 34th

    On April 20, 1941, the Germans had already arrived in Larissa, having won the battles at Kliidi and Kleisoura. At the same time, the Greek troops were retreating from Northern Epirus, having largely disbanded themselves. The shock of the disbandment had hit most Greek divisions, first of all the

  • The Infantry Company and the Machine Gun Company of the Greek Army in 1940

    The infantry company of the Greek Army in 1940 extended four platoons. It also had a command team and battle transports. Consequently, the strength of a full-strength company of the time was close to 200 men, a large number even by the standards of the time, which, however, made up for the lack of g

  • Achilles as a general:His plan in the final battle against the Trojans

    According to the Homeric description, Achilles with his famous Myrmidons did not participate in the first two battles that the Iliad presents with the occasion of a woman. However, like the legend of Helens abduction, this view could be symbolic. The Myrmidons, as elite as they were, are very likely

  • Medium length! Honor in 1821 with uniforms of the Holy Society of Ypsilanti (PHOTO)

    The Holy Company was the first regular military unit of the Greek Army that was formed after the fall of Vasilevousa. He fought heroically at Dragatsani, under Alexander Ypsilantis. The Hierolochites wrote history with their blood. Well done to the municipality of Messolonghi for honoring the hi

  • Demetrius the Invincible:The Enigmatic Greek Conqueror of Asia

    Dimitrios is an exotic, so to speak, personality whose actions, although completely historically documented, also passed into the zone of legend of the eastern peoples. Dharmamita of the Yonas or Yavanas, as the Greeks were called, left behind a reputation that still accompanies the Greeks in these

  • After Spitfire Harvard! Historic PA aircraft to be rebuilt

    The free disposal of the aircraft HARVARD S/N 493424, of the Air Force, together with the air engine (A/K) and its components, to the Public Benefit Foundation IKAROS, for its reconstruction and the then, as far as possible, restoring it to seaworthy condition for a period of 2 years for the complet

  • 1821:Even the trees bear witness to the struggle for the freedom of Greece

    Proud witnesses of events related to the Greek Revolution of 1821 or the Turkish rule, there were many trees in Greece that most often tell bloody stories, since militants were hanged from their branches. These monumental trees were the subject of the work of the student of the Department of Forestr

  • Macedonia's Contribution to 1821:The Revolutionary Movements

    Lesser known aspects of the revolution in Macedonia that did not thrive but contributed in various directions to the struggle of Hellenism are presented by Iakovos Michaelidis, professor of Modern and Modern History at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), on the occasion of the completio

  • Northern Epirus against Albanians, but also Italians and comitatzis!

    With the Treaty of London in 1913, the great powers recognized the state of Albania. With the Florence Protocol, the Greek Northern Continent was granted to the newly established state. The powers pressured Greece to cede Northern Epirus, threatening that otherwise they would not recognize sovereign

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