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 […]
By Pierre Kosmidis On 7 February 1943, following Colonel Tsigantes’ suggestion, the Commander of the British 8th Army, General Bernard Montgomery, put the Greek company under the command of General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque of the “Force L”, later known as Free French 2nd Armoured Division, with the duties of Light Mechanized Cavalry. On March […]
By Pierre Kosmidis You can see more previously unpublished or rare photos, in the magazine LIGNE DE FRONT N°101 Greece found itself in the midst of war, on October 28, 1940, when it was attacked by Italy. Soon the Italian offensive turned into a fiasco and the Greek army found itself chasing the Italians deep into […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Despite the fact that several historians and modern day nazi apologists are trying to exonerate the Germans for the countless atrocities and crimes against humanity they committed in Greece during WW2, the truth cannot be hidden. In Greece, from 1941 to 1944, the civilian deaths resulting from the nazi German, fascist Italian […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos by Panagiotis Brokos CLICK ON THE RED LINKS BELOW FOR FURTHER READING The Greek Dodecanese Islands were under Italian occupation from 1912 to 1943, when fascist Italy capitulated and swiftly changed sides, abandoning their nazi masters and taking sides with the Allies. The Germans then moved on to neutralise the Italian […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Research by Kostas Koukovinis and Thanos Antonelos Mykonos island is considered one of the top destinations worldwide. The Greek island combines sandy beaches with buzzing nightlife, attracting tourists from all over the world. Located in the center of the Aegean Sea, Mykonos is also close to Delos island, the sacred island of the […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos by Riccardo Iacobini, used by permission Mr. Riccardo Iacobini, 36 years old, lives in a small town near Rome, in the region of “Castelli Romani”, south of the Italian capital. Mr. Iacobini has a strong passion for history since he was a kid, especially of the recent history stretching from the First World […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Military archaeology, the research for battlefield relics dating to World War 1 and World War 2 is a widespread practice in many areas across the world. In Europe, the fierce battles fought on the Eastern Front during WW2, produced millions of dead soldiers, many of whom lay where they fell. Groups of […]
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos submitted by Kampfgruppe “Süden” Hellenic Reenactment Group, Kampfgruppe ”Bulgarien”, Asociaţia Deutsches Freikorps and used by permission The German invasion of Greece, codenamed “Operation Marita”, was initiated in the early hours of Sunday, April 6, 1941. The German forces attacked “Metaxas Line”, a series of concrete fortifications, located mainly along the border with […]
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 […]