Quota 731: Nemici in vita, fratelli nella morte

Pierre Kosmidis Photos: George Krikelas La quota 731 era un campo di dure battaglie tra i greci e gli italiani, marzo 1941, durante l’attacco fallito primavera degli italiani, sotto lo sguardo di Mussolini. Quota 731 (dal nome l’elevazione di esso) si trova a circa 20 chilometri a nord di Kleisoura e per la sua posizione strategica, l’occupazione […]

Η άγνωστη μάχη: Η σφαγή στα Λουτρά Σιδηροκάστρου, 6-8 Απριλίου 1941

By Pierre Kosmidis Ιστορική τεκμηρίωση & φωτογραφίες: Ηλίας Κοτρίδης – Αντισυνταγματάρχης ε.α., Ερευνητής, Συγγραφέας CLICK THE LINKS BELOW FOR RELATED STORIES IN ENGLISH WW2 bunkers in Greece: Lt. Colonel (ret.) Ilias Kotridis and the “Metaxas line” that stopped the nazis in 1941    Then and now: Arpalouki bunker complex, April 1941 – April 2016   Battlefield […]

FOUND! Aldebaran: The Italian Navy Torpediniera sunk on 20 October 1941 in Greece

By Pierre Kosmidis Underwater photos by Milonakis Kostas www.wetklik.gr Other photos as credited Nearly 75 years have passed since the sinking of Aldebaran (code AL), an Italian warship, which met her fate at 9:40 in the morning of October 20, 1941 and was discovered and positively identified by the diving team of Antonis Grafas in […]

Italian war crimes and atrocities in Greece during WW2

By Pierre Kosmidis The Italian occupation of Greece, from 1941 up until 1943, when the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini collapsed and the Italians swiftly changed sides, was a dark period, which was full of atrocities. Almost all of mainland Greece, the Ionian Islands and the Lasithi Prefecture of Crete were under the domination of […]

FOUND! A WW2 Italian fighter Macchi C202 “Folgore” wreck (VIDEO)

By Pierre Kosmidis The ROV Hercules came across the remains of a downed aircraft in Sicily, Italy. The Wing Roundel on this Regia Aeronautica’s aircraft is still visible after 70+ years at the bottom of the sea! This fighter aircraft is a WW2 Italian fighter Macchi C.202 Folgore. SOURCE

HMS Ben-My-Chree: The “Woman of My Heart”, the first seaplane carrier sunk in 1917

By Pierre Kosmidis A virtually unknown story, of great historical significance, comes to light once again 99 years after it happened, thanks to the efforts of experienced scuba diver, Trimix instructor and explorer Mr. Asim Karsçakar from Turkey. Mr. Karsçakar conducted a series of dives in the area with fellow scuba divers Mr. Aziz Yiğitler and Mr. […]

The sinking of the Norwegian tanker MT Solheim close to Crete on March 24, 1941 by the Luftwaffe

By Pierre Kosmidis Research and photos by George Karelas, used by permission The chaotic days just before and during the German invasion of Greece, which was initiated on April 6, 1941, codenamed “Operation Marita”, have seen the Luftwaffe enjoying total air superiority. This meant that the German aircraft dominated the skies and bombed, without any significant opposition, any […]

Operation Albumen: The daring SBS raids in Crete, 1942

By Pierre Kosmidis SOURCE: The National Archives ‘Albumen’ was a British special forces raid by elements of the Special Boat Squadron against airfields on German-occupied Crete (7/8 June 1942). The ‘Albumen’ undertaking was designed to prevent the German air strength on the Axis-occupied Greek island of Crete from being used to support Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel’s […]

The Odyssey of Royal Marine and SBS trooper John Gordon Petrie in Crete

By Pierre Kosmidis Info and photographs submitted by Kathy Mudge, used by permission. 77 years have passed since the end of World War Two in 1945, but still memories of the men who served, haunt their families. Questions remain unanswered, information remains missing and the veil of decades now covers the memories. One such mystery is […]