The “Greek” M24 Chaffee Tanks
Photos by James Dixon, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission The M24 Chaffee, the replacement for the M3/M5 Stuarts, was a leap forward in light tank design, improving the concept in all directions. It had modern torsion bar suspensions, completely revised welded steel armor, improved protection and, more importantly, a much more potent lightweight […]
Book presentation: Le Navi Ospedale Italiane Dopo l’Armistizio (The Italian Hospital Ships After the Armistice), by Vincenzo Giacomo Toccafondi
From the presentation of the book by Amm Isp. Capo (c.a.) Vincenzo Martines Vincenzo Giacomo Toccafondi has already explored the world of Italian hospital ships with the recent valuable publication of the “Story of a white ship: Wandilla-Fort St.George- Cesarea- Arno 1912-1942” which ended with the sinking of the latter by of a British torpedo […]
The Regia Aeronautica (Italian Royal Air Force) over Kefalonia and Corfu, September 1943, by Maurizio Marras
By researcher and author Maurizio Marras Photos submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com by Maurizio Marras and used by permission After the fateful date of the armistice 8 September 1943, the Regia Aeronautica, such until 18 June 1946, did not immediately become “co-belligerent”, a name that moreover never appears in any official document, because of the clauses, of […]
“Hellas Liberty”: The floating Museum, a tribute to the 2,000 sailors and 424 Greek merchant ships lost during WW2
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © www.ww2wrecks.com One of the four still existing Liberty ships in the world is “Hellas Liberty”, formerly named “SS Arthur M. Huddell”, located in Piraeus harbour, Greece, serving as a floating museum. Overall, 2,710 Liberty ships were built between 1941 and 1945, an average of three ships every two days. More than 2,400 […]
The tragic end of Bristol Blenheim Mk I of 211 Sqn RAF, at 16:07 hrs., April 13, 1941
By Pierre Kosmidis Source: 211 Squadron RAF Photos: As credited On the afternoon of Easter Sunday, 13 April 1941, six of the Squadron’s seven remaining serviceable Blenheims took off from Paramythia for an unescorted daylight attack on German forces some some 120 miles away to the NNE, advancing South via the Monastir Gap through Florina […]
Αναδύεται στη μνήμη η τραγωδία του “Marguerite”
By Pierre Kosmidis Σαν σήμερα, ακριβώς πριν από 69 χρόνια στις 13 Οκτωβρίου του 1943 μια τραγωδία εκτυλίχθηκε στον Πατραϊκό Κόλπο, η οποία χρειάστηκε σχεδόν 65 χρόνια για να έρθει και πάλι στην επιφάνεια, χάρη στην ιστορική έρευνα και τις επιτόπιες καταδύσεις από ομάδα Ελλήνων αυτοδυτών. Μια υπόθεση γνωστή στους καταδυτικούς κύκλους, αλλά όχι και […]
Tenente di Vascello Giuseppe Brignole and the Torpediniera Calatafimi in the Greek seas during WW2, by Vincenzo Giacomo Toccafondi
By Vincenzo Giacomo Toccafondi The performances of the Italian Royal Navy during World War II were modest overall and were marred by painful defeats, such as the air raid in Taranto and the disaster of Cape Matapan. The story of the torpedo boat Calatafimi and its commander T.V. (Tenente di Vascello) Giuseppe Brignole is a […]
Stepping back in time: Greek Army soldiers on the train to the front, 1940-2022
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos by Giorgos Vergados © all rights reserved, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission A group of reenactors from the Greek Historical Revival Group, along with photographers of the “Greek Instagramers Events” participated in an event, reviving the Greek Army mobilisation, following the unprovoked Italian aggression against Greece, on 28 October 1940. The reenactors staged […]
Spitfire LF Mk IXc MJ755: A flying legend over the skies of Greece
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © Leonidas Sboukis, submitted exclusively to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Spitfire LF Mk IXc MJ755 was built at the Castle Bromwich factory and delivered to No. 43 Squadron RAF in August 1944, which was operating over Southern France. In 1947 MJ755 was transferred to the Royal Hellenic Air Force, along with 120 other Spitfires and used by the RHAF […]
“Moudros”: A WW2 wreck at a depth of 100 metres in the Saronic Gulf
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos and video: © Marinos Giourgas, published under license Aegeantec on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aegeantec/?hl=en Marinos Aegeantec on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marinos.aegeantec.9 Mr. Marinos Giourgas is an experienced technical scuba diver and Instructor, credited with the exploration of several WW2 Wrecks in Greece. Recently, along with a technical scuba diving team, consisting of Vasilis Spyropoulos OC diver, and Tasos Papapanos and Antonis Strouzas […]