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Nemi Ships: The Ancient Floating Palaces Destroyed in WWII
Located in Lake Nemi in Italy, the Nemi ships consisted of two vessels built on orders of the Roman emperor Caligula (37 to 41...
The Greek-Speaking WWII Spy Worth Entire Division of Soldiers
Considered by some to be the influence for Ian Fleming's James Bond novels, the Greek-speaking British spy Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz carried out a series of...
Hundreds of WWII German Bombs Unearthed at Athens’s Hellinikon
A total of 314 WWII German bombs have been discovered during work on a massive urban development project at the former airport complex of...
The Mecca of WWII Shipwreck Diving is at Leros Island, Greece
Since 1943, Leros island in the eastern Aegean has been the world's second biggest "museum" of WWII shipwrecks after Normandy. During the past five...
Netflix Irks Greeks with ‘Weak Resistance’ to Italy’s WWII Invasion
Many Greeks raised their eyebrows when they watched the latest Netflix documentary which describes the resistance to the WWII Italian invasion as "weak."
The Netflix...
Greek Resistance to WWII Axis Forces Longest in Europe
Greek resistance to the Axis powers during the Second World War was the longest of all the nations of Western Europe, with the exception...
WWII Bomb Diffused in Athens Suburb
A WWII-era bomb found during works in the Athens suburb of Glyfada was diffused on Thursday morning.
The Land Mine Clearance Battalion (TENX) conducted a...
WWII Era Submarine Discovered at the Bottom of the Aegean Sea
On Wednesday, HMS Triumph, a British Royal Navy submarine was discovered in the Aegean Sea by a Greek research team led by Kostas Thoktaridis.
The...
WWII Ship Sunk with Over 1,000 Allied POWs Found in South China Sea
The wreckage of a WWII Japanese ship transporting over 1,000 Allied prisoners of war was discovered in the South China Sea.
A team of explorers...
Did Turkey Deliver Humanitarian Aid to Greece During WWII?
In a little-known episode of World War II, the SS Kurtuluş delivered humanitarian aid from Turkey to Greece.
Turkey's position during the war was ambiguous,...