By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © Ntinos Mpampakos, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Following the positive identification of a Spitfire landing gear part in a remote mountainous area of northwestern Greece by Mr. Ntinos Mpampakos, another item awaits its identification. Since this part was found close to the landing gear, it is highly probable that this part belonged […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © Ntinos Mpampakos, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Another find by Mr. Ntinos Mpampakos in northwestern Greece, awaits its identification by aviation experts. The landing gear part was found in a remote area in the mountainous region of northwestern Greece, off the beaten track and possibly belongs to a Spitfire. During […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos by www.ww2wrecks.com Reenactors welcomed the visitors at the 42nd Annual exhibition of the International Plastic Modellers Society – Hellas. www.ww2wrecks.com visited the exhibition and presents some photos to its worldwide audience:
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos by www.ww2wrecks.com The 42nd annual exhibition of the International Plastic Modellers Society – Hellas (IPMS Hellas), at the Technopolis City of Athens, on 27-28 and 29 October 2023, featured some fascinating scale models, including tributes to the Mediterranean theatre of operations during WW2, the Yom Kippur War, Matchbox 50th Anniversary and the 35 Years […]
By Pierre Kosmidis All photos © www.ww2wrecks.com Originally intended as a war machine, Fort Saint Elmo was built in a strategic location at the tip of the Sceberras peninsula in Malta to face and hold back the Ottoman armada. A photo presentation of Fort St. Elmo & The National War Museum of Malta, by www.ww2wrecks.com – PART 1 Offering […]
By Pierre Kosmidis All photos © www.ww2wrecks.com A photo presentation of Fort St. Elmo & The National War Museum of Malta, by www.ww2wrecks.com – PART 1 Visitors at Fort St Elmo can experience the impressive grounds of the fort, including the splendid architecture of the two chapels dedicated to St Anne. The National War Museum, is divided […]
By Pierre Kosmidis A German Arado Ar 196 seaplane, which was lost on February 28, 1944, at a depth of about 480 meters between Naxos and Ikaria islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece, was the unexpected catch of a fishing boat, the “Fearless II”. Surprisingly, Thanasis Sorokos the captain of the trawler found that […]
By Pierre Kosmidis All photos © www.ww2wrecks.com The National War Museum is a museum in Fort Saint Elmo in the city of Valletta, Malta. It is one of the most popular museums in Malta. A photo presentation of Fort St. Elmo & The National War Museum of Malta, by www.ww2wrecks.com – PART 1 Under British rule Fort […]
By Pierre Kosmidis All photos © www.ww2wrecks.com Originally intended as a war machine, Fort Saint Elmo was built in a strategic location at the tip of the Sceberras peninsula in Malta to face and hold back the Ottoman armada. A photo presentation of Fort St. Elmo & The National War Museum of Malta, by www.ww2wrecks.com – […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos and information provided by Daniel Breed to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Operation “Marita”, the German invasion of Greece, initiated on April 6, 1941, swiftly developed in a chaotic situation for the British Expeditionary Force. The Germans advanced at such a pace, that the few and intermittent stands of the Allies, […]