World War II
Greece
Unknown UN Documentary on Post-War Greece Comes to Light
A documentary about Greece in the aftermath of the Civil War and World War II that was found in the United Nations archives in 2007 will be shown on October 30, at 8:00 pm at the National Archives headquarters in Psychiko, Athens....
Greece
Greeks in Normandy Invasion: Who they were and how they fought
Friday, June 6, 2014 marks the 70th anniversary of the Western Allied Forces landing in Normandy. Soldiers from Dodekanisa Greek islands took part in the military operations during the Normandy invasion.
Stathis Papaststikos from Kastellorizo served on the Greek torpedo...
Australia
A Greek Doctor Who Helped Immigrants in Australia
Georgios Sakellariou was a refugee and he never let himself forget it. He worked as a doctor well into old age providing the immigrants and refugees of Australia with his services.
He was born in 1924 on the banks of...
Greece
Grenade from WWII Found in Yard, North Greece
A woman in Neo Souli in Serres, Greece found a grenade when digging in her yard. Yesterday evening, while the woman was removing some rocks from her yard, she grabbed the grenade thinking it was a rock or a...
Greece
Thessaloniki's Jewish Community Suing Germany
The Greek Jewish community of Thessaloniki has decided to sue the German state for the return of a ransom which appears to have been paid during the Nazi occupation of Greece in World War II.
As the president of Thessaloniki’s...
Greece
Meet the Best Paid Cretan in Germany
Today he is 82 years old, his name is Thodoris Lagoudakis and he comes from the region Pirouniana, Agia Varvara of Heraklion. He is the first child of his family, followed by 11 more. Four of them died, as...
Europe
Germany Must Assume Responsibility Towards Greece
A new restructuring of the Greek debt, an open debate on Germany’s responsibility towards the people of the European Union since World War II and the country’s straightforward participation in Greece’s recovery were Chatzimarkakis’s suggestions at the event on...
Greece
Sinking of Hospital Ship Attica in Cavo D'oro in 1941
Seventy two years ago today, the Greek hospital ship Attica was sunk by an Axis Powers air raid on the night between April 11th and 13th. The requisited ship had 362 beds and was sailing that night by the...
Greece
The Spare Greek Diet Of WWII
Few Greeks are left to remember what happened 72 years ago this month, when, after the Greek Army repulsed the invading Italians at the start of World War II, Nazi troops invaded the country on April 6, 1941 and...
Australia
Greeks Filled Aussie Migrant Detention
About 35,000 Greeks lived agonizing moments in the Bonegilla Migrant Reception and Training Centre, during the 50's and the 60's.
Bonegilla, about 300 kilometers from Melbourne in north-eastern Victoria, and other similar facilities were named by the federal government of...