The iron harvest of Greece: Unexploded relics of the Greek Civil War, 1946-49, by Greek Army EOD Specialist Panagiotis Kostidis

All photos © by Panagiotis Kostidis, submitted exclusively to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Text by Pierre Kosmidis Florina, with approximately 17,000 inhabitants, is one of the most beautiful towns in northwestern Greece. Today, visitors from all over Greece, as well as neighbouring countries, are visiting Florina for its wonderful climate, the nice architecture and […]

Centaur tanks in Greek service, 1946-1957

By Pierre Kosmidis Greece received its first tanks after WW2 as part of the British military aid in May 1946, 52 Centaurs (along with Carriers, Marmon Herrington Mk. IVs and Otter Is) , which were set in action the very next year, during the Greek civil war, against the communist forces in Macedonia and Epirus. […]

Regia Aeronautica aircraft at Maritsa airfield, Rodos island, by Massimo Mometti

By Pierre Kosmidis Photos submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com by Massimo Mometti and used by permission Mr. Massimo Mometti, from Italy, has a series of photos of his father, who served with the Regia Aeronautica, the Italian Royal Air Force, in Rodos island, during World War 2. Mr. Mometti’s father was based at the Maritsa airfield. Maritsa airfield is […]

ITALIAN GROUND FORCES IN GREECE, 25 APRIL 1943-Through Italian staff maps Part 1 – Epirus and the Ionian Islands, by Alexis Mehtidis

Text and research by Alexis Mehtidis    SOURCES T-812 R-143/IT1220 (section) T-821 R-247 Italienische Dokumente Aktensammelstelle mit Sitz in Sud Bavaria u. Munich 1932-1944   NOTES :   Formations/units there were under German operational control First place names are in modern Greek. Italian follow in parentheses. This is actually in note form. A lot of the […]

Bombs away! Scuba divers locate WW2 500lb aerial bombs used in 1943 allied attacks in Greece

Scuba divers conducting research in the Saronic Gulf, Greece, close to Patroklos Island, made an… explosive discovery! The diving team located two unexploded World War 2 aerial bombs, most probably used against Axis shipping in 1943. ΑΝ-Μ64 bomb found in the Saronic Gulf, Greece. Photo by Nikos Karatzas, http://aviationarchaeology.gr/ The AN-M64 were used as general purpose […]

Αναφορά για την επιχειρησιακή και επιμελητειακή ετοιμότητα του Ιταλικού Στρατού στην Ελλάδα, 1 Αυγούστου 1943 (Situazione operativa e logistica degli scacchieri Balcanici ed Egeo al 1o Agosto 1943), από τον Αλέξη Μεχτίδη

Κείμενο, έρευνα, φωτογραφίες: Αλέξης Μεχτίδης Text, research, photos: Alexis Mehtidis Αναφορά για την επιχειρησιακή και επιμελητειακή ετοιμότητα του Ιταλικού Στρατού στην Ελλάδα, 1 Αυγούστου 1943 (απο το Situazione  operativa e logistica degli scacchieri Balcanici ed Egeo al 1o agosto 1943). Πρόκειται περί της τελευταίας γνωστής αναφοράς πριν την ιταλική συνθηκολόγηση τον Σεπτέμβριο του 1943. Επιλεγμένα αποσπάσματα ακολουθούν. […]

Τα μονοπάτια του Συγκροτήματος Αγράφων-Θεσσαλίας του ΔΣΕ από Μέτσοβο για Μαυροβούνι, 77 χρόνια μετά (1947-2024), από τον Αλέξη Μεχτίδη

Κείμενο, έρευνα, φωτογραφίες: Αλέξης Μεχτίδης Text, research, photos: Alexis Mehtidis ΔΙΑΔΡΟΜΕΣ &  ΠΕΔΙΑ ΜΑΧΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΕΜΦΥΛΙΟΥ, ΜΕΡΟΣ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΟ – ΜΕΤΣΟΒΟ, ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΣ 1947 Β’ Τα μονοπάτια του Συγκροτήματος Αγράφων-Θεσσαλίας του ΔΣΕ από Μέτσοβο για Μαυροβούνι, 77 χρόνια μετά (1947-2024). Τα μονοπάτια του Συγκροτήματος Ευρυτανίας-Βάλτου του ΔΣΕ από Μέτσοβο για την Τσούκα Ρόσα, 77 χρόνια μετά (1947-2024), από […]

Bunker Archaeology: The fortified bunker of Bralos railroad station, by Vasileios Kapantais

By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © Vasileios Kapantais, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Bralos Railway Station is a railway station in the village of Bralos, Fthiotida Prefecture. The station opened in 1905 and closed on 10 February 2018, due to the construction of the new Athens – Thessaloniki high-speed railroad line, in the Tithorea-Lianokladi section. It […]