Horrido! Fighter Aces Of The Luftwaffe
By Pierre Kosmidis Great book covering the top aces of the Luftwaffe with an overview and personal stories of pilots such as Rall, Barkhorn, Marseille and Hartman. First published in 1968, the stories are more immediate to the events, that is these fellows were still alive. Also as 1968, the authors spend some time explaining […]
“Velos” and “Georgios Averoff” the floating museums of Greece
By Pierre Kosmidis Georgios Averof is a modified Pisa-class armored cruiser built in Italy for the Royal Hellenic Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. The ship served as the Greek flagship during most of the first half of the century. Although popularly known as a battleship in Greek, she is in fact […]
The War Museum: A stroll in the yard of History
By Pierre Kosmidis The War Museum in Athens opened its doors on July 18, 1975. Its purpose is the exhibition of weapons, military artifacts and the history of war, since ancient times. The museum’s collection includes exhibits from Greece and other civilizations, such as China and Japan. There is a very interesting collection of guns, […]
FOUND! A Ju 52 off Rodos island: The discovery, the exploration and the unanswered questions
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos and videos: © Marinos Giourgas, published under license Mr. Marinos Giourgas is a technical diving instructor and together with his colleagues, they found off Rhodes a Luftwaffe Junkers 52 in very good condition, at a depth of approximately 80 meters. The discovery of the Ju 52 in almost intact condition is in itself an […]
Το Ju52 της Ρόδου: Η ανακάλυψη, η κατάδυση και τα αναπάντητα ερωτήματα
By Pierre Kosmidis Φωτογραφίες και video: © Μαρίνος Γιούργας, παραχωρήθηκαν στο www.ww2wrecks.com και δημοσιεύονται κατόπιν αδείας. Ο κ. Μαρίνος Γιούργας είναι εκπαιδευτής τεχνικών καταδύσεων και μαζί με συνεργάτες του, εντόπισε στη θαλάσσια περιοχή της Ρόδου ένα γερμανικό μεταγωγικό αεροπλάνο Junkers 52 σε πάρα πολύ καλή κατάσταση, το οποίο χρονολογείται από την περίοδο του Β’ Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου. Κάθε φορά που […]
Report by Matron of 26 General Hospital, in Kifissia, Greece, 1940-41
This is a copy of the report sent to Miss Jones (Matron in Chief, later Dame Katherine Jones) by Miss Sharpe the matron at 26 British General Hospital in Athens in 1940 and 1941 before and during the evacuation from Greece. SOURCE Kindly submitted by Mrs. Jane Cassidy
Dark Waters: Exploring the wrecks of the abyss with Richie Kohler and Dmitry Tomashov
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos submitted by Dmitry Tomashov and used by permission Dark Waters, a fascinating TV series, documenting the fate of stunning wrecks, which caught the imagination of explorers, is brought to life, thanks to the efforts of U Boat Malta and AQ Films Malta, featuring Richie Kohler and Dmitry Tomashov. www.ww2wrecks.com reached out to […]
Kos, Greece, 1943: The execution of 103 Italians by the Germans, a forgotten massacre of World War 2 – “Αrmadio della vergogna”
By Lieta Zanatta Photos by Colonel (ret.) Pietro Giovanni Liuzzi Broken buckles, medals, military decorations, buttons belonging to the jackets of artillery soldiers, a golden fountain pen and several cartridge cases for German pistol, rifle and machine gun, appeared on the ground dug in a plot next to the sea in the island of Kos, in Dodecanese. […]
The German F-131 landing boat, type Leiche MG (LMG), by Lt. Gen (ret.) Androulakis Giorgos
By Lt. Gen. (ret.) Androulakis Giorgos On the north sandy coast of Kos Island, approximately 600 meters east of Marmari, a shipwreck is laying a few metres off the beach. It is a WW 2 shipwreck, destroyed shortly after the occupation of Kos by German invasion troops in October 1943. The boat is the F-131 (Ferry-131) landing […]
Greece at War: WW2 through propaganda posters and illustrations
By Pierre Kosmidis