Aviation Art – Anastasios Polychronis: “I want to tell a story through my works”
By Pierre Kosmidis Artwork by Anastasios Polychronis Click to read the Greek version Διαβάστε τη συνέντευξη στα ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ Anastasios Polychronis is a graphic artist, plastic modeler and aviation enthusiast, who creates aviation art in various ways. Mr. Polychronis started with editing flight simulator screenshots and slowly evolved to creating CG artworks. He turned professional some years ago […]
Aviation Art – Αναστάσιος Πολυχρόνης: “Με τις εικόνες μου διηγούμαι ιστορίες”
By Pierre Kosmidis Artwork by Anastasios Polychronis O Αναστάσιος Πολυχρόνης είναι γραφίστας, έχει ασχοληθεί με το στατικό μοντελισμό και πλέον έχει εξελιχθεί -μεταξύ άλλων- σε έναν aviation artist, με έμφαση σε τρισδιάστατα μοντέλα και έργα CG (computer generated). To www.ww2wrecks.com έθεσε στον κ. Πολυχρόνη ερωτήσεις σχετικές με τη δουλειά του, την έμπνευσή του, αλλά και τους στόχους του, καθώς, όπως […]
Unique photos and video of a rare Martin Baltimore WW2 bomber found in Ikaria island, Greece
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos and video: Stelios Demertzis – Alexandros Malagaris A unique find, a nearly intact Martin Baltimore that was ditched at sea close to Ikaria island, was photographed by Greek scuba diver Stelios Demertzis, whose uncle was a member of the aircrew of this specific WW2 bomber when it was lost at sea, while […]
FOUND! The Italian minesweeper RD7 sunk in 1942
By Pierre Kosmidis The diving team of Antonis Grafas documented the story of an unknown shipwreck in the Saronic Gulf, Greece. A few lines in the war diary of the German commander of maritime defense of Attica, dated June 15, 1942, stated that “at 07:15 hrs. the Italian minesweeper ship RD7 sank after hitting a mine. Ships from Aegina […]
Αθανάσιος Ξανθόπουλος: Εξερευνήσεις στα οχυρωματικά έργα του Β’ Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου
By Pierre Kosmidis © Photos Athanasios Xanthopoulos, used by permission, or as credited Ο Αθανάσιος Ξανθόπουλος γεννήθηκε το 1968 στην Αθήνα, όπου ζει και εργάζεται. Είναι απόφοιτος της Σιβιτανιδείου Σχολής, με ειδικότητα ηλεκτρονικού και εξειδίκευση στα συστήματα ασφαλείας. Ασχολείται, εδώ και πολλά χρόνια, με την σπηλαιολογία, την ορειβασία, καθώς και την ιστορική έρευνα και μελέτη της […]
Εμπρός δια της λόγχης: Οι Βαλκανικοί Πόλεμοι από το συγγραφέα Φώτη Σαραντόπουλο
By Pierre Kosmidis Φωτογραφίες: Φώτης Σαραντόπουλος Όποιος δεν έχει πορευτεί στα βουνά, με νύχτα και βροχή, με κρύο και με το φόβο του εχθρού, δεν μπορεί να καταλάβει τι περάσαμε. Άσε την πείνα … Θυμάμαι μια νύχτα, τρεις φορές σταματήσαμε να καταυλιστούμε και τρεις φορές πήραμε «διαταγή προελάσεως». Χύναμε κάθε φορά τα καζάνια, που ήταν […]
NATO Tiger Meet 2016: When tigers fly!
By Pierre Kosmidis The NATO Tiger Association or the Association of Tiger Squadrons was established in 1961. Promoted by French Defence minister Pierre Messmer, its role is to promote solidarity between NATO air forces. It is not, though, part of the formal NATO structure. The USAFE (United States Air Force Europe) 79th TFS (Tactical Fighter […]
WW2 History in Colour: More than 32,000 original colour slides tell the story of the greatest conflict of mankind
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos submitted by Ian Spring All Rights Reserved by www.pixpast.com Most of the images associated with World War 2 are faded black and white photos, or colorised images by artists who want to bring the faded memories into existence once again. One would be surprised to find out that colour images of […]
Battlefield Archaeology: The abandoned WW2 German gun emplacements of Kolymbari, Crete
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos: Manolis Spanoudakis Following the Battle of Crete in May 1941, the Germans occupied Crete, with the exception of the eastern part of the island, which was occupied by their Italian allies. The Germans initiated a large fortification project, in order to turn the island of Crete into a “fortress”, due to its […]
WW2 Shipwreck exploration by Kevin Denlay: “Going back in time and bringing the ships back to life” – PART 1
By Pierre Kosmidis – August 2017 Photos by Kevin Denlay (unless otherwise noted) Historical Photos: Kevin Denlay Collection READ PART TWO: The WW2 shipwrecks that disappeared: Underwater explorer Kevin Denlay’s interview on the lost fleet of the Pacific – PART 2 As the saying goes “only a diver knows the feeling of discovering and diving on […]