Battlefield Archaeology: The massive 340 mm naval guns protecting Keroman U-Boat base at Lorient
By Pierre Kosmidis Research by Evan Panagopoulos, used by permission All colour photos are © explorabilia, used by permission Evan Panagopoulos is an avid fan of brutalist and mid-century architecture, a knowledgeable WW2 and Victorian-era enthusiast, and likes engaging with abandoned spaces and obscure history. Evan has a knack for rediscovering forgotten and unseen spaces hiding […]
The Battles for Kos and Leros, 1943 – the new edition of “Churchill’s Folly”
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos submitted by Tony Rogers Following the book “Swastika Over the Aegean”, acclaimed author and researcher Tony Rogers worked on the new edition of “Churchill’s Folly”. With updated information, details that only recently came to light and lots of other important elements, Tony Rogers’ revised edition “Churchill’s folly” is a “must have” for anyone […]
Bunker Archaeology: Exploring the Fleves island Naval Fortress of WW2, with Konstantinos Kirimis
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos, research and information by Konstantinos Kirimis, used by permission The vital seaways to the Port of Piraeus were protected by a network of Naval Fortresses, built in the years before WW2 by the Greek government, in the islands of the Saronic Gulf. One such naval fortress was located on the island […]
Bunker Archaeology: The 305 mm naval guns WW2 emplacements, by Konstantinos Kirimis
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos and information submitted by researcher and author Konstantinos Kirimis, used by permission Check the links below IN RED for more stories by Konstantinos Kirimis: Bunker Archaeology: Exploring the 150 mm artillery positions in Aegina WW2 Bunker Archaeology: The 102 mm gun emplacements of Aegina The Greek Navy constructed a series […]
Battlefield Archaeology: A bird’s eye view of the WW2 bunkers, gun emplacements and other structures
By Pierre Kosmidis Videos and photos submitted by John Haanity and used by permission Greece has been the theater of fierce fighting during World War 2 and many bunkers, gun emplacements and other concrete structures remain to this day, reminding us the events that have happened over seven decades ago. Drone pilot Mr. John Haanity from […]
HMS Regulus: Sunk by a mine off Corfu island, Greece on 12 January 1945
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos: www.aegeantec.gr © Marinos Giourgas and Dimitris Haliasos published under license A Greek scuba diving team visited recently one of the known wrecks off Kerkyra island in Greece. The Algerine class minesweeper HMS Regulus was sunk by a mine on 12 January 1945, with one casualty. According to the Naval History website, HMS Regulus, while on a […]
Bunker Archaeology: The WW2 178 mm coastal artillery emplacement of Fleves island, by Konstantinos Kirimis
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos and information submitted by researcher and author Konstantinos Kirimis, used by permission Author and researcher Mr. Konstantinos Kirimis, from Greece, has conducted extensive and systematic investigation and on site exploration of WW2 bunkers and other fortifications. One such bunker and artillery positions complex, located at Fleves island, still survives to this day, reminding […]
WW2 Bunker Archaeology: The 102 mm gun emplacements of Aegina
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos and additional information by Konstantinos Kyrimis used by permission Author and researcher Mr. Konstantinos Kyrimis, from Greece has visited and documented the Northern Aegina Fortress, a complex of bunkers which were built between 1936 and 1940 by the Greeks, in view of the oncoming World War. “The Northern Aegina Fortress or BOA, […]
The story of Able Seaman William Patrick Young, survivor of three shipwrecks during World War 2
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos submitted by Bob Young Millions of human stories from World War Two remained forgotten for decades and are slowly emerging, thanks to the memories shared by their relatives. One such case is the story of Able Seaman Bill Young, a British sailor who saw active duty during WW2 and was shipwrecked not […]
The Greek Odyssey of Private Francis Elliot Downs, from November 1940 to November 1941
By Jane Cassidy Photo submitted by Jane Cassidy and used by permission Private Francis Elliot Downs, a medical orderly in the Royal Army Medical Corps, was probably relatively unusual among the British and Commonwealth forces sent to Greece in advance of the German invasion in April 1941. While many were in the country for only […]