World War II

The mass-produced Liberty ships that played a significant role during WWII eventually helped Greece become the world's leading maritime power. Although British in concept, the design was adopted by the United States for its simple, low-cost construction. Mass-produced on an...

It was April 6, 1941 when Germany launched a massive attack on Greece's northern border after Italy failed to capture the country.

Josef H. Blechinger was a German soldier who turned out to be one of the greatest heroes of the Greek resistance and saved a town from destruction. Blechinger came to Greece as a conqueror with the German army. A few...

A Greek peanut vendor who set shop outside the White House became famous in the US in the first half of the 20th century. Nicholas Stefanos “Steve” Vasilakes emigrated from Ligerea, Laconia, Greece, to the United States in 1910 and...

Work on the Battle of Crete Memorial at Kings Park in Perth, Western Australia is underway after many years of planning, negotiating, and fundraising. Battle of Crete Memorial in Australia to Be Unveiled Later This Year When complete, the memorial will...

The Jews of Zakynthos, Greece's beautiful Ionian island, owe their survival during the dark days of the German occupation to two brave Greeks. Zakynthos, also known as Zante, is famous worldwide for its splendid natural beauty and the incomparable hospitality...

A Greek Evzone was featured on the cover of the American magazine Life, honoring the heroic battles of Greek soldiers against the invading Italians in 1940. The issue was published in mid-December 1940 approximately fifty days after Mussolini's forces attacked...

December 3, 1944 saw one of the bloodiest and most polarizing incidents in the history of the Greek civil war. Known as "Dekemvriana" (from December, the month it began),the Athens tragedy has come to characterize the period of horrific...

Nazi Germany was responsible for countless atrocities within its own country and others. Of course, the Nazi government was primarily responsible for these terrible actions. However, what role did religion play? After all, Nazi Germany was overwhelmingly an ostensibly...

Sofia Vembo – The famous Greek singer of the 20th century, became synonymous with the epic Greek victories against the fascist Italian troops in 1940 and 1941 during the Greco-Italian war along the Albanian front. Born in Gallipoli in Asia...