The quest for the lost submarine: HMS Triumph, mysteriously sunk in 1942 in the Aegean Sea, Greece
By Pierre Kosmidis Photo provided by the Royal Navy Submarine Museum UPDATE: An announcement that HMS Triumph was located, was published in June 2023 Link in Greek: https://www.amna.gr/home/article/736656/Entopistike-sto-Aigaio-upobruchio-pou-eiche-buthistei-to-1942 During the second world war some 40 British submarines were sunk in the Mediterranean. Many have been found, but HMS Triumph, lost with all hands in January […]
Greece 1944-1945: Report by the Supreme Allied Commander Meditterranean to the Combined Chiefs of Staff
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Το Ju87 “Stuka” της Ρόδου S7+GM και η αεροναυμαχία της 9ης Οκτωβρίου 1943
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos, documents and additional information by Lt. Col. (ret.) Hans Peter Eisenbach, used by kind permission. Το Ju87 “Stuka”, το οποίο ανελκύσθηκε στη Ρόδο πριν από μερικά χρόνια και έκτοτε βρίσκεται στις εγκαταστάσεις του Μουσείου Πολεμικής Αεροπορίας στην Αεροπορική Βάση Δεκελείας στο Τατόι, έχει μια πολύ ενδιαφέρουσα ιστορία. Χάρη σε δύο πολύ αξιόλογους ερευνητές, […]
Η ζωή και ο θάνατος του υποσμηναγού Κ. Γιαννικώστα στα βουνά της Αλβανίας
By Pierre Kosmidis Κείμενο: Νίκος Χριστοφίλης Φωτογραφίες: Δημήτρης Σκαρτσιλάκης, με άδεια δημοσίευσης Στις 18 Νοεμβρίου συμπληρώνονται 77 χρόνια από την κατάρριψη του αεροσκάφους PZL-24 “Δ 136” και το θάνατο του χειριστή του Κωνσταντίνου Γιαννικώστα, στα βουνά της Αλβανίας. Η μοίρα τα έφερε έτσι, ώστε το φωτογραφικό αρχείο που απαθανάτισε όλη την ιπτάμενη πορεία του Γιαννικώστα, […]
Hell over the Aegean: The Ju-87 “Stuka” attack of I./StG 3 against the Royal Navy, 9 October 1943
By Pierre Kosmidis Copyright of all photos, documents and additional information: Lt. Col. (ret.) Hans Peter Eisenbach, used by kind permission. Click the links below for additional reading: A personal account of a Luftwaffe pilot in Greece: Friedrich “Fritz” Eisenbach in Kefalonia, Rodos, Leros – The Ju 87 “Stuka” dive bomber operations in Greece, 1943 […]
A personal account of a Luftwaffe pilot in Greece: Friedrich “Fritz” Eisenbach in Kefalonia, Rodos, Leros – The Ju 87 “Stuka” dive bomber operations in Greece, 1943
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos, documents and additional information by Lt. Col. (ret.) Hans Peter Eisenbach, used by kind permission. Click the links below for additional reading: Identified! WW2 German Stuka Ju 87 aircraft S7+GM shot down in a dogfight on October 9 1943 recovered west of Rhodes Dogfight over the Aegean: A […]
Found, salvaged and preserved! A Blenheim shot down in Crete by friendly fire on April 28, 1941
By Pierre Kosmidis The evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from mainland Greece towards Crete and Egypt is in full swing, during the last chaotic days of April 1941. A repetition of the Dunkirk operation on a smaller scale sees thousands of allied soldiers fleeing the nazi advance in mainland Greece, following the capitulation of […]
The last bastion: The surrender document of German forces in Crete, 10 May 1945
By Pierre Kosmidis A unique document, titled “Instrument of local surrender of German and Italian forces in Crete”, put into paper the terms of the unconditional surrender of the remaining Axis soldiers on the island of Crete. Following the Battle of Crete, in May 1941, the island saw a barbaric occupation by the Germans, which […]
German fallschirmjäger and the last bridge over Corinth Canal, Greece, Saturday 26 April 1941
By Pierre Kosmidis The Germans had established air superiority early in the campaign. As they consolidated their positions German fighters and dive bombers dominated even more. Percy Parrymore was with the 122/13th Light Anti Aircraft unit in Greece. As the British made their withdrawal from Greece his troop was selected to remain as a rearguard […]
The lost Spitfires: Searching for the aircraft wrecks of the WW2 legends
By Pierre Kosmidis WW2 Aviation enthusiasts in Greece, members of www.aviationarchaeology.gr have initiated a search for the Spitfire wrecks lost between April 4th to August 7th, 1945. Those three Supermarine Spitfires crashed in the area of Vari (see map below) and belonged to the 335 and 336 Fighter Squadrons of the Royal Hellenic Air Force (RHAF). According to […]