The Greek Historical Revival Group at the 2019 Tanagra Air Show

By Pierre Kosmidis Photos submitted by Giorgos Skaniakos and used by permission The Greek Historical Revival Group, in cooperation with Khaki Depot and the Athens War Museum, presented a representation of soldiers, ranging from 1919 to the Vietnam War at the 2019 Tanagra Air Show. Here is a selection of photos from the event   […]

27 January 1944: A unique photo of four downed Luftwaffe aircraft in Mykonos, Greece

By Pierre Kosmidis Photo by Manolis Bardanis Research by Manolis Bardanis and George Karelas The serene beaches of Rinia, close to Mykonos island, have a tragic past, which was unveiled thanks to the combined efforts of Greek researchers Kostas Koukovinis and Thanos Antonelos  Now, thanks to respected researcher Manolis Bardanis, who searched the archives of […]

ΒΟΤΡΥΣ: Το ελληνικό πλοίο που βυθίστηκε στην Αλβανία το 1940. Ο Γιώργος Καρέλας ξετυλίγει το μίτο του μυστηρίου.

By Pierre Kosmidis Ιστορική έρευνα και φωτογραφίες: Γιώργος Καρέλας Άλλη μια σημαντική επιτυχία του διακεκριμένου ερευνητή και έμπειρου αυτοδύτη Γιώργου Καρέλα, έρχεται να φωτίσει την άγνωστη ιστορία ενός ναυαγίου ελληνικού πλοίου, στις 29 Δεκεμβρίου του 1940, το οποίο βυθίστηκε στο λιμάνι των Αγίων Σαράντα, από την ιταλική αεροπορία. Η εξιστόρηση της έρευνας, της αναζήτησης, της […]

Case study in Guerrilla war: Greece during WW2

A very interesting book by the Special Warfare Research Division, Special Operations Research Office, American University, 1961 Click the links below: Case study in Guerrilla war: Greece during WW2   List of all the destruction inflicted to Greece by the triple occupation by the Germans, Italians and Bulgarians

Kos and Leros 1943, The German conquest of the Dodecanese, by Anthony Rogers

By Pierre Kosmidis Anthony Rogers is an acclaimed author and researcher, known for his books detailing events in the Mediterranean during World War 2. His new book, by Osprey Publishing, is expected to be available from  August 22nd 2019 and is titled Kos and Leros 1943, The German conquest of the Dodecanese.  The book is an illustrated account […]

Then and now: Arpalouki bunker complex, April 1941 – April 2019

By Pierre Kosmidis Lt. Colonel (ret.) Ilias Kotridis has positively identified a photo of a Greek bunker, which was shot by an unnamed German soldier back in April 1941. Arpalouki Bunker Complex, located at 41°20’54″N  23°15’35″E By comparing the black and white photo with a colour photo Lt. Colonel (ret.) Ilias Kotridis shot recently, it is […]

Then and Now, 1941-2019: Bulgarian Lt. Colonel Georgi Dernikov in Athens

By Pierre Kosmidis Photo submitted by Ted Konstantinov and used by permission The officer on the right is Bulgarian Lt.Colonel Georgi Dernikov. In March 1941, prior to Operation Marita, the German invasion of Greece, which was initiated on April 6, 1941, Dernikov was appointed as liaison officer with the Luftwaffe’s 8th Air Corps (VIII. Fliegerkorps), […]

Battlefield Archaeology: Italian relics found in a Greek island

By Pierre Kosmidis Inert bomb fuses have been found by local researchers in a Greek island, which saw fierce fighting during World War 2 and has been occupied by Italian and German forces. Those bomb fuses, which were used during WW2 by Italian aircraft, were found buried in a shallow pit, in the proximity of […]