Photos submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com by Karolos Lambrou and used by permission Mr. Karolos Lambrou, contacted www.ww2wrecks.com and provided some photos with the following description: “During a spearfishing excursion in Leros in the summer of 1979, I ran into the wreck of this aircraft engine nacelle that was in front of a car repair shop. Definitely […]
By Pierre Kosmidis All photos © Thanassis Paraponiaris and Ourania Karali, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission The island of Leros has a history lost in the depths of the centuries. The period of Italian rule, from 1912 to 1943, has left its mark on the Island and the battles of 1943 had effects that went beyond […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Research and photos: Andreas Galanos & Markos Spanos FURTHER READING ON THE BATTTLE OF LEROS (CLICK THE LINKS BELOW TO READ THE STORIS AND SEE THE PHOTOS): The Battles for Kos and Leros, 1943 – the new edition of “Churchill’s Folly” Autumn 1943: Operation “Taifun”, the Battle for Leros, the […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos and videos by Stratos Koufos used by permission Additional information on the wreck by Dr. Peter Schenk Today the Greek islands of the Dodecanese are popular tourist destinations. However in 1943 they were the scene of the last successful German airborne assault and naval operations of the Second World War in the Mediterranean Sea. The […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © Ingrid Susan Janusch, used by permission Leros island in Greece has been an important Italian naval base and saw action during the Battle for Leros in 1943. Several buildings, bunkers and other fortifications dating back to World War 2, still survive to this day, unfortunately though, little has been done over […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos submitted by Tony Rogers Following the book “Swastika Over the Aegean”, acclaimed author and researcher Tony Rogers worked on the new edition of “Churchill’s Folly”. With updated information, details that only recently came to light and lots of other important elements, Tony Rogers’ revised edition “Churchill’s folly” is a “must have” for anyone […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos by Anthony Rogers/Osprey Publishing, used by permission of the author You can order the book by clicking HERE Acclaimed author and researcher Anthony Rogers‘ new book “Kos and Leros 1943: The conquest of the Dodecanese by the Germans” published by Osprey is set to hit the bookshelves soon. www.ww2wrecks.com has reached out to […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Anthony Rogers is an acclaimed author and researcher, known for his books detailing events in the Mediterranean during World War 2. His new book, by Osprey Publishing, is expected to be available from August 22nd 2019 and is titled Kos and Leros 1943, The German conquest of the Dodecanese. The book is an illustrated account […]
By Pierre Kosmidis SWASTIKA OVER THE AEGEAN is a limited edition book by acclaimed author Antony Rogers, a photographic record of events that occurred in and around the Dodecanese in the autumn of 1943. Those events resulted in the last decisive German victory of the Second World War. Text by Anthony Rodgers British and Dominion […]
By Pierre Kosmidis The Eastern Aegean was the setting for a series of German air-sea landings, something not normally associated with the Wehrmacht. German infantry carried out beach assaults and, unusually, Fallschirmjäger were deployed in their intended role as paratroopers, more than two years after sustaining frightful losses in Crete. Both sides relied on air […]