Shot down but not forgotten: The RAAF Beaufighter pilot Amichai Honig’ story
By Pierre Kosmidis Research and photos by George Karelas and Manolis Bardanis It all started with a black and white photo, depicting an aerial attack against a ship. Rated among the best in Greece, respected researchers George Karelas and Manolis Bardanis, managed to connect the dots and after a painstaking process and thorough research, they managed […]
Then and Now, 1941-2019: The “Guns of Navarone” in Crete
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos, documentation and information provided by Mr. Nikolaos Suladakis Black and white photo and photo of shell case by Mr. Nikolaos Melakis A well-known WW2 movie, the Guns of Navarone, starring Gregory Peck, David Niven and Anthony Quinn, about the efforts of an Allied commando unit to destroy a seemingly impregnable German fortress […]
Kamikaze attack: A tribute to Robert E. Lee, killed on the USS Colorado on November 27, 1944
By Pierre Kosmidis Research and photos by Travis Anderson Born to Clyde and Eveline Lee on Halloween, 1924 in Sun River Montana and older brother to my grandmother, Bette Ryerson. His family had been fighting for this nation since the American Revolution, his great-grandfather had died fighting for the Union during the Civil War and […]
The Odyssey of Jacob Bensoua, a World War II Greek soldier of Jewish descent
Jacob, far left, and servicemen work on a truck. The Odyssey of Jacob Bensoua, a Greek of Jewish descent, during the turbulent times of WW2 and the ensuing Greek Civil War (1946-49), is published for the first time. Jacob told his story to his daughter Mattika Rosenthal and I personally wish to thank his son […]
The story of the lost U Boats of the Black Sea: Scuba diving at an intact nazi U Boat wreck
By Pierre Kosmidis For years, German submarines U-19, U-20, and U-23 were a terrifying presence beneath the waves, preying on British and Russian shipping. Then, 72 years ago, they suddenly vanished to the bottom of the Black Sea. One of the lost submarines, the U23, was found by Turkish divers. The search began along the […]
27 January 1944: A unique photo of four downed Luftwaffe aircraft in Mykonos, Greece
By Pierre Kosmidis Photo by Manolis Bardanis Research by Manolis Bardanis and George Karelas The serene beaches of Rinia, close to Mykonos island, have a tragic past, which was unveiled thanks to the combined efforts of Greek researchers Kostas Koukovinis and Thanos Antonelos Now, thanks to respected researcher Manolis Bardanis, who searched the archives of […]
The WW2 Pacific Treasures of Kwajalein Lagoon by Dan Farnham Part 19: The Helldiver BuNo 21461 of Mellu island
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos, text and research submitted by Dan Farnham, used by permission Designed in 1939, the Curtiss SB2C ‘Helldiver’ was a dive-bomber intended as the replacement for the earlier Douglas-built SBD ‘Dauntless’. When the Dauntless went into production in 1938, the U.S. Navy already knew that the speed, range, and payload of the Dauntless […]
ΒΟΤΡΥΣ: Το ελληνικό πλοίο που βυθίστηκε στην Αλβανία το 1940. Ο Γιώργος Καρέλας ξετυλίγει το μίτο του μυστηρίου.
By Pierre Kosmidis Ιστορική έρευνα και φωτογραφίες: Γιώργος Καρέλας Άλλη μια σημαντική επιτυχία του διακεκριμένου ερευνητή και έμπειρου αυτοδύτη Γιώργου Καρέλα, έρχεται να φωτίσει την άγνωστη ιστορία ενός ναυαγίου ελληνικού πλοίου, στις 29 Δεκεμβρίου του 1940, το οποίο βυθίστηκε στο λιμάνι των Αγίων Σαράντα, από την ιταλική αεροπορία. Η εξιστόρηση της έρευνας, της αναζήτησης, της […]
The Site: Director Tim Hull talks about his WW2 movie
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos submitted by Tim Hull and used by permission “The Site” on facebook “The Site” on Instagram Support “The Site” on indiegogo Check the World War II Film Festival “The Site” a WW2 themed movie, is currently in the works and www.ww2wrecks.com has reached director Tim Hull to learn more about this interesting project. Tell […]
The WW2 Pacific Treasures of Kwajalein Lagoon by Dan Farnham Part 18: The Avengers of Mellu Island
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos, text and research submitted by Dan Farnham, used by permission Designed in 1939 as the replacement for the obsolete Douglas TBD-1 ‘Devastator’, a new torpedo bomber with the designation XTBF-1 was built in 1940 by Grumman Aviation Corporation. The first flight of the new torpedo plane took place on August 7, 1941. […]