“Ouranos” (English title “Glory Sky”) is the title of a black-and-white Greek film, produced in 1962, directed by Takis Kanellopoulos, which is considered to be one of the best anti-war films of world cinema.
Pierre Kosmidis The fascist Italian regime under Benito Mussolini decided to invade Greece on October 28th, 1940. The Italian offensive soon turned into a large-scale fiasco, with the Greeks throwing back the “fratelli” inside Albania. The Italians were routed and soon the Greeks took initiatives that lead the battle well inside occupied Albania’s territory. Christmas […]
Research, photos and text by Vincenzo Giacomo Toccafondi The guarantee of immunity offered by the Red Cross flag and livery were frequently broken during both world wars. In this article we want to limit our attention to the hospital units serving with the German Navy and engaged in the evacuation of the wounded during the […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photo and info submitted by Mr. Charles Koutras and used by permission. The Spring Offensive, also known as Operazione Primavera (Operation Spring), was an offensive by the Italians during the Greco-Italian War that lasted from 9 to 16 March 1941. The offensive was the last Italian attempt of the war to defeat […]
Text and research by Alexis Mehtidis SOURCES T-812 R-143/IT1220 (section) T-821 R-247 Italienische Dokumente Aktensammelstelle mit Sitz in Sud Bavaria u. Munich 1932-1944 NOTES : Formations/units there were under German operational control First place names are in modern Greek. Italian follow in parentheses. This is actually in note form. A lot of the […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photo © www.ww2wrecks.com A group of Greek Evzones, the elite mountain troops of the Greek Army, is seen in this 24 cm. x 18 cm. photo, along with some officers and other soldiers, during the Greco-Italian War 1940-41. Note the rifle one of the Evzones is holding. The caption in the back […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © Ntinos Mpampakos, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Mr. Ntinos Mpampakos, 29 years old, has shared the photos he has shot, during his numerous visits on the mountains, on the northwestern borders of Greece with Albania, showing the beauty of Nature, but also the relics of War. Although few, if any, of […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © Ntinos Mpampakos, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission One of Nature’s wonders in Greece, is the mountainous region on the northwestern part of the country. Now serene, a haven of wildlife, which attracts trekkers from across the world, these mountains were once the setting of fierce fighting, during the Greco […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © Andreas Galanos, exclusively submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission. The Greek Sacred Squadron was a special operations unit, which was formed in September 1942 in the Middle East, by volunteer officers, who had escaped from Axis occupied Greece. Its aim was to fight the Axis troops and contribute to the liberation of Greece. Following the […]
Text by Marinos Giourgas, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Photos: www.aegeantec.gr © Marinos Giourgas and Vasilis Spyropoulos, published under license ORP Kujawiak was originally a British Hunt-class Type II destroyer built as HMS Oakley. She had a length of 85m and was weighing more than 1,000 tonnes. She was handed over by the Royal navy to […]