Stuka Attack! The new book on I./StG 3 Ju87 bombers in Southeast Europe and North Africa

By Pierre Kosmidis Information, photos and documents by Lt. Col. (ret.) Hans Peter Eisenbach, used by kind permission. A new book by acclaimed researcher and author Lt. Col. (ret.) Hans Peter Eisenbach is published, featuring the history of Sturzkampfgruppe I./3 in 1941. The book documents the history of Sturzkampfgruppe I./3, also known as the “Grazer Gruppe”, in 1941 and represents […]

Beaufighter Mk.X LZ397 304FTU, 16SAAF, shot down on 17/06/44, close to Monemvasia, Greece

By Pierre Kosmidis Photos and information submitted by Ioannis Chronakis, Darren Prior and Ioannis Mylonas and used by permission Monemvasia, meaning “single entry”, is a medieval Byzantine city, built on a peninsula in the Peloponnese, Greece. Mr. Ioannis Chronakis, contacted www.ww2wrecks.com with a series of photos of a WW2 aircraft wreck part, along with some […]

Crashed on the island of Icarus: The Beaufighter of Ikaria island

By Pierre Kosmidis Information submitted by Dimitris Filippopolitis, George Karelas, Ioannis Mylonas, Paul Andersson and photos shot by Alexios Xenias. According to ancient Greek mythology, Icarus was the son of Daedalus, the creator of the Labyrinth. Icarus and his father attempted to escape from Crete with wings that his father made from feathers and wax.  Icarus’ father warned […]

The bombing of Piraeus on January 11, 1944

By Pierre Kosmidis The port of Piraeus has been the target of aerial bombings on several occasions during World War 2, both by the Germans, as well as the Allies. In April 1941, the Luftwaffe bombed Allied shipping and port facilities in Piraeus, causing extensive damage and on January 11, 1944, a large-scale Allied aerial […]

The Battle of Crete in 3D: Realistically recreating the WW2 battlefields

By Pierre Kosmidis Info and 3D renditions by Michael Johnson Mr. Michael Johnson is working on a computer project seeking to accurately reflect the invasion of Crete 1941. He is looking for accurate photos and locations of various buildings at Rethymno and Maleme so he can make them in 3D and place them on the maps […]

Help us solve the mystery of a Greek flag from World War 2!

By Pierre Kosmidis Photos and information submitted by Charles Eliopoulos Mr. Charles Eliopoulos, from Baltimore, USA, is of Greek descent and his uncle George fought during WW2 on board USS JORDAN. According to his account, he was in a Βritish convoy close to Crete, where they found a Greek naval ship. The Greeks were still fighting against […]

Major Alexis Casdagli, the Battle of Crete and the… “F@ck Hitler” message

 By Pierre Kosmidis By Trevor Solley Imprisoned by the old enemy for four years during World War Two, Major Alexis Casdagli never lost his fighting spirit up with his own cheeky form of resistance, adding the secret messages to his needlework which were never spotted by his Nazi captors. Pinching red and blue thread from […]

Bunker Archaeology: The German WW2 “Hohlgangsanlage” bunkers of Aegina island, Greece, by Konstantinos Kirimis

By Pierre Kosmidis Research and photos by Konstantinos Kirimis, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Among the various bunkers and fortifications built by the German occupation forces all over Greece during World War 2, this specific “cave-shelter” (Hohlgangsanlage, according to the German technical terminology of the time) is located in the Northern Fortress of Aegina (see Note 1, […]