Bunker Archaeology: The battlefield relics in Macedonia, Greece, by Makis Zoumplios – PART 7

By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © by Makis Zoumplios, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Mr. Makis Zoumplios, presents the battlefield relics he found in areas of Macedonia, Greece. This is the seventh instalment, PART 7, of a series of presentations of Mr. Zoumplios’ photographic documentation for www.ww2wrecks.com NOTE: Relevant authorities have been informed to neutralise all UXO, as per standard procedure.  Bunker Archaeology: The bunkers […]

Bunker Archaeology: The bunkers of Iraklitsa in Macedonia, Greece, by Makis Zoumplios – PART 6

By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © by Makis Zoumplios, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Mr. Makis Zoumplios, presents the bunkers of Iraklitsa, in Macedonia, Greece. This is the sixth instalment, PART 6, of a series of presentations of Mr. Zoumplios’ photographic documentation for www.ww2wrecks.com Bunker Archaeology: The Kariani bunkers and MG posts in Macedonia, Greece, by Makis Zoumplios – PART 5 Bunker Archaeology: The […]

Bunker Archaeology: The Kariani bunkers and MG posts in Macedonia, Greece, by Makis Zoumplios – PART 5

By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © by Makis Zoumplios, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Mr. Makis Zoumplios, presents the WW2 bunker and MG posts at Kariani, in Macedonia, Greece. This is the fifth instalment, PART 5, of a series of presentations of Mr. Zoumplios’ photographic documentation for www.ww2wrecks.com Bunker Archaeology: The Galypsos bunker in Macedonia, Greece, by Makis Zoumplios – PART 4 Bunker Archaeology: […]

Bunker Archaeology: The Galypsos bunker in Macedonia, Greece, by Makis Zoumplios – PART 4

By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © by Makis Zoumplios, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Mr. Makis Zoumplios, presents the WW2 bunker at Galypsos, in Macedonia, Greece. This is the fourth instalment, PART 4, of a series of presentations of Mr. Zoumplios’ photographic documentation for www.ww2wrecks.com Bunker Archaeology: The Amfipolis bunkers in Macedonia, Greece, by Makis Zoumplios – PART 3 Bunker Archaeology: The beach bunkers […]

Bunker Archaeology: The Amfipolis bunkers in Macedonia, Greece, by Makis Zoumplios – PART 3

By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © by Makis Zoumplios, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Mr. Makis Zoumplios, presents the fortifications at Amfipolis, in Macedonia, Greece. This is the third instalment, PART 3, of a series of presentations of Mr. Zoumplios’ photographic documentation for www.ww2wrecks.com Bunker Archaeology: The fortifications of the World Wars in Macedonia, Greece, by Makis Zoumplios – PART 1 Bunker Archaeology: The beach […]

Bunker Archaeology: The fortifications of the World Wars in Macedonia, Greece, by Makis Zoumplios – PART 1

By Pierre Kosmidis Photos © by Makis Zoumplios, submitted to www.ww2wrecks.com and used by permission Mr. Makis Zoumplios, presents the fortifications at Nea Peramos, Eleftherai, Symbolo Mountain, in Macedonia, Greece and describes his research in the area. This is the first instalment, PART 1, of a series of presentations of Mr. Zoumplios’ photographic documentation for www.ww2wrecks.com All […]

Battlefield Archaeology: The forgotten bunkers of 1943

By Pierre Kosmidis Photos & Research by Andreas Galanos Archive photos by Tony Rogers, submitted via Andreas Galanos The Eastern Aegean was the setting for a series of German air-sea landings, something not normally associated with the Wehrmacht. Leros Island, 1943: German infantry carried out beach assaults and, unusually, Fallschirmjäger were deployed in their intended role […]

Battlefield Archaeology: The WW2 Italian submarine base in previously unpublished photos!

By Pierre Kosmidis Photos by Panagiotis Brokos  CLICK ON THE RED LINKS BELOW FOR FURTHER READING The Greek Dodecanese Islands were under Italian occupation from 1912 to 1943, when fascist Italy capitulated and swiftly changed sides, abandoning their nazi masters and taking sides with the Allies. The Germans then moved on to neutralise the Italian […]

Η άγνωστη μάχη: Η σφαγή στα Λουτρά Σιδηροκάστρου, 6-8 Απριλίου 1941

By Pierre Kosmidis Ιστορική τεκμηρίωση & φωτογραφίες: Ηλίας Κοτρίδης – Αντισυνταγματάρχης ε.α., Ερευνητής, Συγγραφέας CLICK THE LINKS BELOW FOR RELATED STORIES IN ENGLISH WW2 bunkers in Greece: Lt. Colonel (ret.) Ilias Kotridis and the “Metaxas line” that stopped the nazis in 1941    Then and now: Arpalouki bunker complex, April 1941 – April 2016   Battlefield […]