Bunker Archaeology: The fortified bunker of Bralos railroad station, by Vasileios Kapantais
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © Vasileios Kapantais, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Bralos Railway Station is a railway station in the village of Bralos, Fthiotida Prefecture. The station opened in 1905 and closed on 10 February 2018, due to the construction of the new Athens – Thessaloniki high-speed railroad line, in the Tithorea-Lianokladi section. It […]
Bunker Archaeology: The Panzerstellung in Davleia, Greece, by Vasileios Kapantais
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © Vasileios Kapantais, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission The Germans used the turrets of obsolete tanks as fixed positions, known as Panzerstellung, in order to guard vital areas, such as railroad lines, road junctions, bridges, beaches and other areas. Here we have another example of a Panzerstellung in Greece, this time […]
Bunker Archaeology: The Panzer 38 (t) turret in Amfikleia, Greece, by Vasileios Kapantais
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © Vasileios Kapantais, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Another WW2 relic, now lost, possibly forever, either stolen and sold as scrap, or taken by a collector for his own collection or to sell it abroad, was located for decades, after WW2 was over close to Amfikleia railroad station in Greece. […]
Bunker Archaeology: The Panzerstellung Pz I of Bralos tunnel, by Vasileios Kapantais
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © Vasileios Kapantais, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission The Germans used the turrets of obsolete tanks as fixed positions, known as Panzerstellung, in order to guard vital areas, such as railroad lines, road junctions, bridges, beaches and other areas. Stellung translated literally means “Position“ and in this context a […]
Bunker Archaeology: The beach bunkers of Macedonia, Greece, by Makis Zoumplios – PART 2
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © by Makis Zoumplios, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Mr. Makis Zoumplios, presents the bunkers and machine gun nests at the beach of Pangaion Municipality, in Macedonia, Greece and describes his research in the area. This is the second instalment, PART 2, of a series of presentations of Mr. Zoumplios’ photographic documentation for www.ww2wrecks.com Bunker Archaeology: The fortifications of the […]
Bunker Archaeology: The WW2 bunkers of Vatochori, by Dennis Agrafiotis
Photos and research by Dennis Agrafiotis, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission At the village of Vatochori, a few kilometers from the Greek-Albanian border, a fortified strongpoint (center of resistance) was organized before WW2. The fortifications were constructed in accordance with the general plan of the Metaxas Government to defend the northern borders of Greece against attacks mainly […]
Bunker Archaeology: Metaxas Line fortifications, new details emerge from Popotlivitsa fortress, by Dennis Agrafiotis
Photos and research by Dennis Agrafiotis, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission In June 2021, after research with my friend Mr. Panagiotis Savvidis, we located the central gallery of the main fortress of Popotlivitsa with its branches, proving that the work of opening the underground galleries of the fortress was at an advanced stage and […]
Bunker Archaeology: Metaxas Line fortifications, the pumping station of Arpalouki fort, by Dennis Agrafiotis
Photos and research by Dennis Agrafiotis, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission An important condition for the proper functioning of the Metaxas line fortifications was their water supply. This was achieved in some bunker complexes with the construction of underground pumping stations, which, due to their distance from the fort they served, were configured in small groups […]
Battlefield Archaeology: The Papadimas fortifications at Triklarion mountain, by Ntinos Mpampakos
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © Ntinos Mpampakos, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Mr. Ntinos Mpampakos, 29 years old, has shared the photos he has shot, during his numerous visits on the mountains, on the northwestern borders of Greece with Albania, showing the beauty of Nature, but also the relics of War. Although few, if any, of […]
Bunker Archaeology: The WW2 German “underworld” of Anatolia College in Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece, by Konstantinos Kirimis
By Pierre Kosmidis Photos and info submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com by Konstantinos Kirimis, used by permission Konstantinos Kirimis, a respected researcher and author visited the Anatolia College WW2 bunkers, which were designed and constructed by the German Occupation Forces. During the occupation of Greece (1941-44) the German forces stationed in Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece, used the Anatolia College, as […]