The resurrection of a legend: The “Greek” Spitfire LF Mk IXc MJ755 is getting ready to scramble!
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com by Kostas Tsipas and used by permission Main photo by George Theriakis, used by permission A legendary aircraft, one of the most iconic WW2 fighters, a Spitfire, is currently under extensive restoration, with the aim to bring it back into the skies, possibly in 2020. Spitfire LF Mk IXc MJ755 was built at […]
New items found at the crash site of the Hellenic Royal Air Force Spitfire Mk.IXLF, RR192, shot down on 10 September 1948, by Ntinos Mpampakos
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © Ntinos Mpampakos, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission The Greek Civil War, lasted from 1946 to 1949 and was a fierce and costly war, that claimed the lives of thousands of Greeks, killing each other. Mr. Ntinos Mpampakos has identified, with the assistance of respected aviation researcher Mr. Ioannis Mylonas the […]
Malta Command World War 2 Living History Group: Stepping back in time and bringing History to life
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © Malta Command World War 2 Living History Group, credited to their respective owners and used by permission Malta Command World War 2 Living History Group is recreating the Maltese Gunners and Infantrymen serving in the British Army in the defence of Malta during World War 2. Malta was a military and naval fortress, being the only […]
“Lords of the Sky”: 7 Sq. SAAF Spitfire Mk V aircraft wreckage located in Kos island, Greece, by Giannis Liontis
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © Giannis Liontis and used by permission Researcher Giannis Liontis, from Kos island, Greece, has come up with yet another intriguing discovery: Wreckage belonging to one of the 7 Squadron SAAF Spitfire Mk.V lost on the island, during Operation “Polar Bear”. On 10 September 1943 six pilots and a DC-3 Dakota […]
1943-2023: 80 year anniversary of the Battle of Leros, a presentation of the “Deposito di Guerra” Museum, by Thanassis Paraponiaris
By Pierre Kosmidis All photos © Thanassis Paraponiaris and Ourania Karali, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission The island of Leros has a history lost in the depths of the centuries. The period of Italian rule, from 1912 to 1943, has left its mark on the Island and the battles of 1943 had effects that went beyond […]
1943-2023: 80 χρόνια από τη Μάχη της Λέρου, παρουσίαση του Μουσείου “Deposito di Guerra – Αποθήκη Πολεμικών Ευρημάτων” , από τον Θανάση Παραπονιάρη
By Pierre Kosmidis All photos © Thanassis Paraponiaris and Ourania Karali, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Το νησί της Λέρου έχει ιστορία που χάνεται στα βάθη των αιώνων. Η περίοδος της Ιταλοκρατίας, από το 1912, μέχρι το 1943, έχει αφήσει τη σφραγίδα της στο Νησί και οι μάχες του 1943 είχαν επιπτώσεις που […]
Το Ίδρυμα Επικοινωνίας και Οπτικοακουστικής Παραγωγής της Άμυνας (ECPAD), ένας πολιτιστικός θησαυρός προσβάσιμος σε όλους
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © ECPAD Ένα από τα πιο πλούσια οπτικοακουστικά αρχεία παγκοσμίως, φιλοξενείται στο Ivry-sur-Seine, στο Παρίσι. Πρόκειται για το Ίδρυμα Επικοινωνίας και Οπτικοακουστικής Παραγωγής της Άμυνας (ECPAD). Το εύρος του αρχείου του ECPAD περιλαμβάνει περισσότερες από 15 εκατομμύρια φωτογραφίες και 94.000 ώρες φιλμ, από το 1842 μέχρι σήμερα. Ο πλούτος του αρχείου του ECPAD είναι […]
L’ Établissement de Communication et de Production Audiovisuelle de la Défense (ECPAD): Un trésor culturel accessible à tous
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © ECPAD L’ une des archives audiovisuelles les plus riches au monde, est hébergée à Ivry-sur-Seine, Paris. Il s’ agit de l’ Établissement de Communication et de Production Audiovisuelle de la Défense (ECPAD). La portée des archives comprend plus de 15 millions de photos et 94.000 heures de film, de 1842 à nos jours. […]
The Defense Communication and Audiovisual Production Establishment (ECPAD): A cultural treasure accessible to all
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © ECPAD One of the richest audiovisual archives in the world, is hosted at Ivry-sur-Seine, Paris. This is the Defense Communication and Audiovisual Production Establishment (ECPAD). The archive’s scope includes more than 15 million photos and 94,000 hours of film, from 1842 to the present day. L’ Établissement de Communication et […]
Battlefield Archaeology: The mountains of doom in northwestern Greece, by Ntinos Mpampakos
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © Ntinos Mpampakos, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission One of Nature’s wonders in Greece, is the mountainous region on the northwestern part of the country. Now serene, a haven of wildlife, which attracts trekkers from across the world, these mountains were once the setting of fierce fighting, during the Greco […]