Bunker Archaeology: The Amfipolis bunkers in Macedonia, Greece, by Makis Zoumplios – PART 3
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © by Makis Zoumplios, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Mr. Makis Zoumplios, presents the fortifications at Amfipolis, in Macedonia, Greece. This is the third instalment, PART 3, of a series of presentations of Mr. Zoumplios’ photographic documentation for www.ww2wrecks.com Bunker Archaeology: The fortifications of the World Wars in Macedonia, Greece, by Makis Zoumplios – PART 1 Bunker Archaeology: The beach […]
Bunker Archaeology: The fortifications of the World Wars in Macedonia, Greece, by Makis Zoumplios – PART 1
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © by Makis Zoumplios, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Mr. Makis Zoumplios, presents the fortifications at Nea Peramos, Eleftherai, Symbolo Mountain, in Macedonia, Greece and describes his research in the area. This is the first instalment, PART 1, of a series of presentations of Mr. Zoumplios’ photographic documentation for www.ww2wrecks.com All […]
Battle of Crete: Fallschirmjäger parade in Goslar, July 12, 1941
By Pierre Kosmidis A German propaganda video (Deutsche Wochenschau 568 – 23 Juli 1941) on the fallschirmjäger II./Fallsch.Sturm- regiment parade in the city of Goslar, on July 12, 1941. During the war, Goslar became an important location for airborne troops. They were equipped with DFS 230 gliders. On 16 December 1940, the Second Battalion of the Sturm […]
The Greek War Relief Association – Greek-Americans help their occupied Motherland
By Pierre Kosmidis The winter of 1941-42, the first under the triple Axis occupation of Greece, became known as “The Great Famine”, a period of mass starvation, during which the local population suffered greatly, while the Axis Powers initiated a policy of large-scale plunder. Requisitions, together with the Allied blockade of Greece, the ruined state of […]
When the Greek Army almost paraded in Rome, 1944
By Pierre Kosmidis Photo from the library of www.ww2wrecks.com depicting men of the 3rd Mountain Brigade seen marching in Athens It would take less than three years for Greece to pay back Italy for the hybris of the unprovoked attack on October 28 1940. Despite the fact that Mussolini had to deal with the fiasco of his […]
Battlefield Archaeology: The forgotten bunkers of 1943
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos & Research by Andreas Galanos Archive photos by Tony Rogers, submitted via Andreas Galanos The Eastern Aegean was the setting for a series of German air-sea landings, something not normally associated with the Wehrmacht. Leros Island, 1943: German infantry carried out beach assaults and, unusually, Fallschirmjäger were deployed in their intended role […]
The attack of the Royal Marines against the German radar in Topakas, Milos island, on November 13th, 1944
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © Andreas Galanos, exclusively submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission. Milos island in the Aegean Sea, Greece was an important German base during WW2. Heavily fortified, Milos island served as a naval hub, with an airfield, radar facilities, bunker complexes and other military installations. The World War 2 “FuMG 65 Würzburg-Riese” German radar […]
Battlefield Archaeology: The rare relics of Leros, 1943
By Pierre Kosmidis Research and photos: Andreas Galanos & Markos Spanos FURTHER READING ON THE BATTTLE OF LEROS (CLICK THE LINKS BELOW TO READ THE STORIS AND SEE THE PHOTOS): The Battles for Kos and Leros, 1943 – the new edition of “Churchill’s Folly” Autumn 1943: Operation “Taifun”, the Battle for Leros, the […]
Only a handful escaped: The LRDG disaster in Levitha, 23-24 October 1943
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos and research: Andreas Galanos Additional reading (click the links below in red): Autumn 1943: Operation “Taifun”, the Battle for Leros, the tragic end of the LRDG and the defeat of the British The Battles for Kos and Leros, 1943 – the new edition of “Churchill’s Folly” Leros Island, 1943: […]
The 155mm naval gun battery of Trahilas and the Greek Sacred Squadron special operations in Milos island
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 […]