The answer: The complete annihilation of their village and the massacre of 180 innocent people.…
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Greece in WWII
On June 2, 1941 a brutal massacre took place in the village of Kondomari, just…
May 31, 1944 was a somber day in world history — when an ancient community was forever…
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…
A 17-year-old boy named Mathios Potagas from the village of Vytina in the Arcadia province…
On this day in 1941, the Nazi German army entered the Greek capital of Athens,…
The invading Nazis faced resistance even before they landed on the island of Crete with…
The following is a chapter from “America Calling,” a forthcoming book written, researched and edited…
As Greeks, we were raised with the slogan “Freedom or Death” in our hearts and…