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The WW2 Greek Army 1940 Reenacting Team at the Military Odyssey

By Pierre Kosmidis Photos submitted by George Krikelas – WW2 Greek Army 1940 Reenacting Team and used by permission The 19th edition of the Military Odyssey featured the WW2 Greek Army 1940 Reenacting Team  and www.ww2wrecks.com contacted Mr. George Krikelas to find out more about this show, which according to the organisers attracted over 100,000 visitors in the course of […]

WW2 Submarine Papanikolis: Truth and fiction beneath the waves

By Pierre Kosmidis The Greek submarine Y-2 “Papanikolis”, named after Dimitris Papanikolis (1790–1855), a naval hero of the Greek Revolution, famous for being the first to successfully employ a fireship to destroy an Ottoman ship, was one of the most successful Greek submarines during the Second World War. According to the Hellenic Navy, “Papanikolis” is […]

Aegean Hawks: Behind the scenes at the Hellenic Navy Helicopter Command

By Pierre Kosmidis ΔΙΑΒΑΣΤΕ ΣΤΑ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ ΕΔΩ Marathon is famous worldwide from the Battle thas was fought in 490 BC, during the first Persian invasion of Greece. It was fought between the citizens of Athens, aided by warriors from the city of Plataea and a Persian force commanded by Datis and Artaphernes. The battle was […]

The Royal Hellenic Air Force during World War 2

By Pierre Kosmidis During the Second World War, although being severely outnumbered, counting only 79 aircraft against the 380 fighters and bombers available to the Italian Regia Aeronautica, the Royal Hellenic Air Force managed to successfully resist the Italian invasion in 1940.  On November 2, 1940, a Breguet 19 intercepted the 3 Alpine Division Julia […]

Mystery shipwreck located in Smyrni, Asia Minor – Could it be a Greek vessel sunk in 1922?

By Pierre Kosmidis Source of photos and additional information:  Scientists and maritime archaeologists from the Dokuz Eylül University (DEU) Marine Action in Science and Technology Institute have located a shipwreck in the Gulf of Smyrni, Asia Minor, Turkey, which may belong to a Greek vessel sunk in 1922, during the last chaotic days of the Greco-Turkish […]