Τα πρόσωπα του φόβου: Η Κατοχή στη Θεσσαλία, μια συνέντευξη με το συγγραφέα Χρήστο Ν. Τσιόλα
By Pierre Kosmidis Οι φωτογραφίες προέρχονται από το αρχείο του συγγραφέα-ερευνητή κ. Χρήστου Τσιόλα και δημοσιεύονται κατόπιν έγγραφης αδείας από τον ίδιο. Η περίοδος της Κατοχής έχει αποτελέσει το αντικείμενο εκατοντάδων, αν όχι χιλιάδων, βιβλίων, με επίκεντρο ωστόσο κατά κύριο λόγο τα μεγάλα αστικά κέντρα. Αντίστοιχες έρευνες για την περιφέρεια είναι ελάχιστες και αν δεν αποτελούν […]
The Tank Museum at Bovington: Μια ματιά εκ των έσω στο Μουσείο Αρμάτων Μάχης, από το Μιχάλη Ξενικάκη Ανανιάδη
By Pierre Kosmidis Φωτογραφίες του Μιχάλη Ξενικάκη Ανανιάδη, δημοσιεύονται στο www.ww2wrecks.com κατόπιν αδείας Είναι ένα από τα πληρέστερα Μουσεία Αρμάτων Μάχης παγκοσμίως, το οποίο διαθέτει μερικά μοναδικά εκθέματα που παρουσιάζουν την εξέλιξη των τεθωρακισμένων από τον Πρώτο Παγκόσμιο Πόλεμο, μέχρι τις μέρες μας. Πρόκειται για το Μουσείο του Bovington στην Αγγλία, εκεί όπου εργάζεται ο 28χρονος […]
German WW2 wreck poses threat of eco-disaster
SOURCE Experts say a German tanker that sank in the Baltic Sea at the end of World War II will sooner or later cause an environmental catastrophe. But getting authorities to take action is proving difficult. The Franken was a floating gas station. The ship supplied the German navy operating in the Baltic Sea with […]
The search for Hurricane P2825 shot down on May 16, 1940 over Hamme Mille
By Pierre Kosmidis Information and photos by Gordon Mackerracher, used by permission A Hurricane shot down on May 16, 1940 over Hamme Mille in Belgium is under research by Gordon Mackerracher, who is looking for answers 78 years after the RAF fighter crashed in the fields of this Belgian hamlet. Gordon Mackerracher explains to www.ww2wrecks.com the information he […]
Bunker Archaeology: Exploring the 150 mm artillery positions in Aegina
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos submitted by Konstantinos Kyrimis and used by permission Mr. Konstantinos Kyrimis an acclaimed researcher and author of the book “Exploring underground Attica: The secret WW2 bomb shelters” (Volumes I and II) shared with www.ww2wrecks.com yet another fascinating story, related to a 150 mm coastal artillery complex, located on the island of Aegina, in […]
Dr. Innes McCartney, the man who located and identified over 100 WW1 and WW2 wrecks
By Pierre Kosmidis Dr. Innes McCartney, BA (Hons), MA, MA, PhD. Honorary Research Fellow Department of Archaeology, Anthropology and Forensic Science, Faculty of Science and Technology Bournemouth University, is a nautical archaeologist, deep-wreck diver, historical consultant specialising in submarines and a naval history and diving publisher. Dr. McCartney, over the last 25 years, has specialised in the discovery of and investigation […]
The WW2 Greek Army 1940 Reenacting Team at the Military Odyssey
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos submitted by George Krikelas – WW2 Greek Army 1940 Reenacting Team and used by permission The 19th edition of the Military Odyssey featured the WW2 Greek Army 1940 Reenacting Team and www.ww2wrecks.com contacted Mr. George Krikelas to find out more about this show, which according to the organisers attracted over 100,000 visitors in the course of […]
Athina: The wreck of the first iron steamboat built in Greece
By Pierre Kosmidis The first iron steamboat built in Greece in 1893 at Syros shipyards was used for decades in the Saronic Gulf and was then purchased by a Jewish organization carrying refugees from Europe to the Middle East, where the state of Israel was created in 1948. Mr. Aris Mpilalis, a Greek maritime history researcher, tells about this […]
FOUND! Théophile Gautier: A French ocean liner at the seabed of the Aegean
By Pierre Kosmidis The Aegean seabed is a silent witness of many dramatic events during the Second World War. The wreckdiving.gr research team located and positively identified the wreck of the French ocean liner Théophile Gautier, at a depth of 112 meters below sea level. “Following information received from local fishermen, and thorough research in the historical archives, and despite […]
Historical Re-enactment Society: Reliving the Battle of Crete in New Zealand
By Pierre Kosmidis A group of reenactors from New Zealand, named World War Two Historical Re-enactment Society, are bringing History back to life. With attention to detail, the re-enactors are reliving important elements of the military traditions of new Zealand during WW2, with a special focus on the Battle in mainland Greece and on the […]