On the early morning of Oct. 28, 1940, Greek leader Ioannis Metaxas faced a grim…
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Greece in WWII
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Thousands of monuments dot Greece’s islands and mainland honoring those who paid the ultimate price…
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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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Today, one of the worst atrocities in all of World War II history is remembered,…
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On This Day June 10, 1944: Nazi Atrocities, Greek Philotimo Documented in Swede’s Testimony
On June 10, 1944 Nazi German troops perpetrated one of the most atrocious crimes in…
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On This Day March 24, 1944: Ancient Community Rounded Up for Deportation, Extermination
On the eve of the Greek national holiday, March 24, 1944, Nazi soldiers encircled the…
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On This Day March 23, 1943: Remembering Nazi-Occupied Europe’s Only Open Protest of Jewish Persecution
Going largely unnoticed in Greece and beyond, an important anniversary passes annually on March 23.…
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The memories of the Second World War are everywhere in Hania, where I’m spending some…