Nazi occupation

Seventy-three years after the Nazi atrocities against Greece during the German occupation, the Council of State approved a presidential decree draft recognizing four Greek villages and one town as martyr cities. The Greek Supreme Court gave the green light for the...

In late May 1941, just a month had passed after the surrender of Athens to the Germans, who were in the process of seizing Crete. Two young Greeks, Manolis Glezos and Lakis Santas, like thousands of Athenians, couldn't stand seeing...

Lefteris Aerakis, also known as Ntarolefteris, has died at 93. He was one of the last living Cretans who  fought in the resistance of Crete against Germans. His peak was the battle in Sfakaki, when, together with seven other fighters...