HMS Rover: The unknown story of the submarine in Souda Bay, Crete, 1941
By Pierre Kosmidis In this rare and previously unpublished photo, dated April 1941, HMS Rover is seen in Souda Bay, Crete Few are aware of the fact that Souda Bay in Crete, a large naval base used by the British in early WW2, is in a way similar to Pearl Harbor, Scapa Flow and Truk […]
The Greek ship turned into a Japanese “Hell ship” that took 688 US PoW’s with her
By Pierre Kosmidis In May 1942 Japan began transferring POWs by sea in ships that were rightfully called “Hell Ships”, due to the fact that prisoners were not being treated as humans, receiving no respect whatsoever by the Japanese and were often crammed into cargo holds with little air, food or water for journeys that would […]
The forgotten tragedies of the Aegean and the Ionian during WW2
By Pierre Kosmidis Italian POWs in Corfu Island, Greece, 1943. Unfortunately, most of the soldiers on this photo most probably drowned during their transportation to mainland Greece (Photo: Bundesarchiv) A series of forgotten tragedies claimed the lives of more than 13,000 Italian Prisoners of War during their transportation from the Greek islands of the Aegean and […]
Gemma Smith: The first woman scuba diver exploring the secrets of the Antikythera Shipwreck
By Pierre Kosmidis Diver Gemma Smith Photo Credit: Brett Seymour Technical diver Gemma Smith is the first woman ever to dive at the world famous Antikythera Shipwreck, which yielded some of the most important ancient sculptures ever to be found on the seabed, as well as the Antikythera mechanism or astrolabe. Originally thought to […]
WW2 Wrecks now on Pinterest!
By Pierre Kosmidis WW2wrecks.com is now on Pinterest. Check the link below and follow the action! https://www.pinterest.com/ww2wrecks/