The answer: The complete annihilation of their village and the massacre of 180 innocent people.…
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Greece in WWII
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On June 2, 1941 a brutal massacre took place in the village of Kondomari, just…
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May 31, 1944 was a somber day in world history — when an ancient community was forever…
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Seventy eight years ago on May 20, people across Crete were awakened by the sound of…
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On This Day May 20, 1941: Nazis Launch First Ever Airborne Invasion of Island Fortress Against Crete
For the first time in history, an invading force used the air as its medium…
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A 17-year-old boy named Mathios Potagas from the village of Vytina in the Arcadia province…
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On this day in 1941, the Nazi German army entered the Greek capital of Athens,…
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The invading Nazis faced resistance even before they landed on the island of Crete with…
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The following is a chapter from “America Calling,” a forthcoming book written, researched and edited…
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As Greeks, we were raised with the slogan “Freedom or Death” in our hearts and…