1940-41: The Greek postcards boosting the morale at the home front
WW2, WW2 in GreeceBy Pierre Kosmidis
The postcards are from the collection of www.ww2wrecks.com, unless credited otherwise
Postcards celebrating Greek victories against the Italians in 1940-41
The unprovoked Italian attack against Greece, on October 28, 1940, soon turned into a series of Greek victories against the Italina forces, at a time that the Axis powers seemed invincible, having occupied most of Europe.
The Italian dictator Benito Mussolini became the archetypal buffoon, an imbecile clown, a stooge mocked by Greeks of all ages.
Soon, postcards started circulating, with comic renditions of Mussolini as a dancing bear, a naughty boy drawn by the ears, by a Greek Evzone (elite mountain troops) and a British RAF aircrew etc.
Here are a few of these postcards, from the collection of www.ww2wrecks.com, unless stated otherwise.
How do they grind, good shepherdess, how do they grind the pepper,
how do they grind the pepper, those diabolic monks?
With the knee, good shepherdess, they grind it with the knee,
with the knee they grind it, and they grind it fine.
Ho there! Arise, intrepid lads,
with swords and scimitars in hand!
With their nose they grind it, and they grind it fine.
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With their tongue they grind it, and they grind it fine.
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With their arse they grind it, and they grind it fine.
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With their cock they grind it, and they grind it fine.
