Uncovered! Air attacks against hospital ships: War crimes of Luftwaffe and Regia Aeronautica in Greece, 1941
By Pierre Kosmidis The hospital ship “Socrates” at the port of Piraeus, while stretcher bearers wait Photos and Research by George Karelas Text by Pierre Kosmidis A series of deadly air attacks by the Luftwaffe and Regia Aeronautica against Greek hospital ships in 1941 have remained largely forgotten for decades. Thanks to the efforts of […]
Then and Now: Stuka attack on Greek steamer “Macedonia”, April 22, 1941
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos and Research: George Karelas George Karelas, a respected researcher and deep scuba diver is credited, along with his associates, with some of the most impressive finds related to World War 2 in Greece, including aircraft wrecks, shipwrecks and even the lost panzer division, a deep sea enigma that lasted for […]
“Y1: Στη Σιωπή του Βυθού”: Ο “Κατσώνης” ταξιδεύει στο 22ο Φεστιβάλ Ντοκιμαντέρ Θεσσαλονίκης
By Pierre Kosmidis “Y1: Silence of the Deep”: The underwater exploration of a Greek submarine lost during World war 2 and the unknown story “Y1: Στη Σιωπή του Βυθού”. Η άγνωστη ιστορία του ελληνικού υποβρυχίου που χάθηκε το 1943 FOUND! The WW2 Greek submarine Y1 “Katsonis”, sunk on September 14, 1943 Το […]
Kamikaze attack: A tribute to Robert E. Lee, killed on the USS Colorado on November 27, 1944
By Pierre Kosmidis Research and photos by Travis Anderson Born to Clyde and Eveline Lee on Halloween, 1924 in Sun River Montana and older brother to my grandmother, Bette Ryerson. His family had been fighting for this nation since the American Revolution, his great-grandfather had died fighting for the Union during the Civil War and […]
The story of the lost U Boats of the Black Sea: Scuba diving at an intact nazi U Boat wreck
By Pierre Kosmidis For years, German submarines U-19, U-20, and U-23 were a terrifying presence beneath the waves, preying on British and Russian shipping. Then, 72 years ago, they suddenly vanished to the bottom of the Black Sea. One of the lost submarines, the U23, was found by Turkish divers. The search began along the […]
Knyaguinya Maria Luisa: The moment a steamship exploded in Piraeus port, 30 May 1941
By Pierre Kosmidis Research by Tony Allen, Dimitris Galon and Ted Kostantinov The Bulgarian steamship Knyaguinya Maria Luisa was destroyed in Piraeus harbour on May 30th, 1941. Her deck cargo of benzine in drums caught fire and this detonated her cargo of munitions. The ship blew up with an explosion that sank three ships in the harbour and caused some […]
ΒΟΤΡΥΣ: Το ελληνικό πλοίο που βυθίστηκε στην Αλβανία το 1940. Ο Γιώργος Καρέλας ξετυλίγει το μίτο του μυστηρίου.
By Pierre Kosmidis Ιστορική έρευνα και φωτογραφίες: Γιώργος Καρέλας Άλλη μια σημαντική επιτυχία του διακεκριμένου ερευνητή και έμπειρου αυτοδύτη Γιώργου Καρέλα, έρχεται να φωτίσει την άγνωστη ιστορία ενός ναυαγίου ελληνικού πλοίου, στις 29 Δεκεμβρίου του 1940, το οποίο βυθίστηκε στο λιμάνι των Αγίων Σαράντα, από την ιταλική αεροπορία. Η εξιστόρηση της έρευνας, της αναζήτησης, της […]
When 544 Italian Prisoners drowned in 1943: The tragedy of the “Marguerite” unveiled
By Pierre Kosmidis On October 13, 1943 a tragedy unfolded in the Gulf of Patras, which took nearly 65 years to come back to the surface, thanks to a thorough historical research and on-site diving. The wreck of the cargo ship Marguerite is one of many that occurred at that time with ships carrying Italian prisoners […]
Dark Waters: Exploring the wrecks of the abyss with Richie Kohler and Dmitry Tomashov
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos submitted by Dmitry Tomashov and used by permission Dark Waters, a fascinating TV series, documenting the fate of stunning wrecks, which caught the imagination of explorers, is brought to life, thanks to the efforts of U Boat Malta and AQ Films Malta, featuring Richie Kohler and Dmitry Tomashov. www.ww2wrecks.com reached out to […]
The German F-131 landing boat, type Leiche MG (LMG), by Lt. Gen (ret.) Androulakis Giorgos
By Lt. Gen. (ret.) Androulakis Giorgos On the north sandy coast of Kos Island, approximately 600 meters east of Marmari, a shipwreck is laying a few metres off the beach. It is a WW 2 shipwreck, destroyed shortly after the occupation of Kos by German invasion troops in October 1943. The boat is the F-131 (Ferry-131) landing […]