Crete 1941 : Hill 107 and Tavronitis Bridge, the turning point of the Battle
By Pierre Kosmidis SOURCE At 08:00 on 20 May 1941, German paratroopers, jumping out of dozens of Junkers Ju 52 aircraft, landed near Maleme airfield and the town of Chania. The 21st, 22nd and 23rd New Zealand battalions held Maleme airfield and the vicinity. The Germans suffered many casualties in the first hours […]
Identified! WW2 aircraft gear wheel, by Ntinos Mpampakos
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © Ntinos Mpampakos, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Kypseli is a mountain village in the prefecture of Kastoria. It is built at an altitude of 1,080 meters on the slopes of Mount Voio and is one of the most mountainous settlements in the prefecture of Kastoria. Kypseli belongs to the municipality […]
The story of Gaetano Marzotto’s luxurious yacht “Cyprus” sunk in 1942 in Greece, by George Karelas
Research and photos by George Karelas submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission English text by Pierre Kosmidis/www.ww2wrecks.com Gruppo Industriale Marzotto in Valdagno, Italy, the world’s largest designer clothing manufacturer, is a business empire that dates back to 1836. With brands such as Hugo Boss, acquired in the early 1990s, followed by acquisitions of other luxurious brands, such […]
Aircraft at the Athens War Museum
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © www.ww2wrecks.com Aircraft exhibited in the courtyard of the Athens War Museum
The Marmon-Herrington Mk IVF armoured car at the Athens War Museum
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © www.ww2wrecks.com A restored to its 1947 Greek Army colour and markings Marmon-Herrington Armoured Car is currently exhibited at the court yard of the Athens War Museum. Marmon-Herrington Armoured Car was a series of armoured vehicles that were produced in South Africa and adopted by the British Army during WW2. Mk IVF (1943) is […]
Can you identify this item, possibly from a Spitfire aircraft?
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © Ntinos Mpampakos, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Following the positive identification of a Spitfire landing gear part in a remote mountainous area of northwestern Greece by Mr. Ntinos Mpampakos, another item awaits its identification. Since this part was found close to the landing gear, it is highly probable that this part belonged […]
Help us identify this landing gear part: Could it belong to a Spitfire?
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © Ntinos Mpampakos, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Another find by Mr. Ntinos Mpampakos in northwestern Greece, awaits its identification by aviation experts. The landing gear part was found in a remote area in the mountainous region of northwestern Greece, off the beaten track and possibly belongs to a Spitfire. During […]
Salvaged! An Arado Ar196 (No. 216) lost in 1944 recovered in the Aegean Sea, Greece!
By Pierre Kosmidis A German Arado Ar 196 seaplane, which was lost on February 28, 1944, at a depth of about 480 meters between Naxos and Ikaria islands in the Aegean Sea, Greece, was the unexpected catch of a fishing boat, the “Fearless II”. Surprisingly, Thanasis Sorokos the captain of the trawler found that […]
The vehicles of the Hellenic Air Force Museum
By Pierre Kosmidis All photos © www.ww2wrecks.com, shot on Sunday 24 September 2023 The Hellenic Air Force Museum features some unique exhibits, spanning across 8 decades of aviation history. Among them, aircraft salvaged from the depths, such as a Ju52 shot down in Leros island in 1943, a Bristol Blenheim shot down in Crete in 1941, a […]
1940-41: The Greek postcards boosting the morale at the home front
By Pierre Kosmidis The postcards are from the collection of www.ww2wrecks.com, unless credited otherwise Postcards celebrating Greek victories against the Italians in 1940-41 The unprovoked Italian attack against Greece, on October 28, 1940, soon turned into a series of Greek victories against the Italina forces, at a time that the Axis powers seemed invincible, having […]