By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © Giannis Liontis and used by permission The dramatic events, which led to the conquest of Kos island by the German forces in October 1943, come to light again, thanks to the combined efforts of locals Giannis Liontis, Antonis Togrou and Minas Kasiou. The three Kos island natives, managed to find the remains of […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © Giannis Liontis, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Few are aware of the Sacred Band, the Greek Elite Special Forces commando raids in the Greek islands of the Aegean Sea, in close cooperation with similar units of the Allies. One such raiding operation, on September 7-8, 1944, at Thymiano on Kefalos, during […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © Giannis Liontis and used by permission UPDATE: The aircraft has been identified as Ju 87 D-4 W.Nr. 1113, SU + FH, of 1/StG3, shot down on October 3rd, 1943 in Kos island Found and identified! The Ju 87 D-4 W.Nr. 1113, SU + FH, of 1/StG3, shot down on October 3rd, 1943 in […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © Giannis Liontis and used by permission Researcher Giannis Liontis, from Kos island, Greece, has come up with yet another intriguing discovery: Wreckage belonging to one of the 7 Squadron SAAF Spitfire Mk.V lost on the island, during Operation “Polar Bear”. On 10 September 1943 six pilots and a DC-3 Dakota […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos submitted by Yannis Liontis and used by permission Mr. Yannis Liontis, from the island of Kos in Greece, is a researcher and history enthusiast, who has come up with a very interesting relic, that tells a forgotten story from World War 2. Kos island, Greece, where the Seafire crashed, killing its […]