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Greece 1943:Nazi, fascist, separatist organizations of the Occupation

In May 1943, an almost complete list of all national and traitorous organizations active in the country was drawn up in Athens. This list is of particular interest in terms of the organizations collaborating with the conquerors as well as the separatist movement of the "Wallachian principality" in Thessaly. So the report states (the original files are listed):

"E. S.P.O." (Hellenic Socialist Patriotic Organization)

It is a fascist organization. He recruited the most infamous and dangerous henchmen to deal with popular uprisings. They mainly deal with betraying communists. He also took up an anti-Jewish struggle. In September, a group of thirty armed with gloves attacked the synagogue in Athens asking for financial support for the organization. If they did not receive a negative answer, they attacked and destroyed everything. It is under the leadership of Spyros STERODIMA and on behalf of the German Embassy Mr. KAVVADIAS is the correspondent of the Egyptian newspaper. The organization is financed by Gotzamanin and the Gestapo. He received 2 million as the first installment.

The basic principle and ideal goal of the New Order's cataclysmic program is the mental and spiritual conquest of the enslaved peoples. It is camouflaged by innocent pretenses and beautified with alluring lures that seduce the naive youth:They proclaim that:The purpose is:the methodical true elevation of the idea of ​​the country, Religion and family within the framework of Socialism and the New Order. They consciously believe in the National Socialist idea. "ESPO" to complete its action established the "Directorate of Youth Pioneers".

It is under the protective umbrella of the Ministry of Education with aims and objectives to introduce young men and women to the latest ideals within the framework of Socialism and Patriotism. The "new state", authority and police come to strengthen the "Ethnikosotiriou" of this project. In Dimitros street no. 11 is the Annex of the Kallithea organization. Special Secretary of the organization is the lawyer THEODOROPOULOS. The head of the organizational department is the Engineer ARNAKIS and the head of the financial department is the employee of the Bank of Greece ANNINOS. The German conquerors will give uniforms and shoes. Every new member must have a Security certificate. they are also trying to make Assault Battalions.

Admission to this organization is based on an application that is sent to the Gestapo and after checking that the member to be recruited is German-loving, the application is sent to the ESPO offices and by paying 180 dirhams, one becomes a member after attending certain lectures. The issued ID is written in Greek and Italian and is considered by Greek and German ax/con. With this identity card, full freedom of movement on trams and railways is provided free of charge. General ECONOMAKOS of the Infantry, Lt. Kourkoulakos, the daughters of General Baku, G. Merkouris and members of the old organizations of Giannaros are included in the ESPO. The offices are located on Patision Street and were blown up in September 1942. Its seal has a Greek flag and a swastika.

Organization "E.M.E. NATIONAL FRONT OF GREECE".

It was founded as a Germanophile and ended up being an Italophile, therefore it did not change the swastika Cross with the Cross of Kapodistrias, it bears as an emblem "Faith in National Ideals". The leader is George. Rizopoulos, a well-known person in Athens, he was an agent of Germaniki and now an agent of the 2nd office of the Army. ZELOZO officially received a mission under the commissioner of Italy, Giese, to organize a political movement in Greece (the only one to do so besides the Italians, and he made this known to Tsolakoglou and the provision of Government assistance to him). The former leader of the Royal Youth and former Prefect of Lamia, Vice-Captain Gigantes, is collaborating with him. Rizopoulos lives at 3 Thassos Street and he has taken charge of the release of Admiral Vernikos.

LEGEON ROMANIA

The establishment of the Romanian Legion in Greece took place at the beginning of the occupation rather than the Italian troops. After the entry of the Italians, the largest of the Romanian-Vlachs openly sided with them. In the region of Larissa and further north as well as in the area of ​​Trikkala Prefecture, especially towards the parts of Pindos, in most towns and villages, many members of the community councils were immediately replaced by people from the Romanian Legion.

In the cities and villages of the regions of Larissa, Tyrnavos and Elassonos, except for Larissa, the leader of the Legion, named DIAMANTIS, replaced the community leaders with people of the Legion with absolute rights. In each village, on behalf of Diamantis and the community leaders, members of the organization were appointed, with police duties, having the right to search for weapons, to beat them and to imprison them, since there is a large amount of weapons in the area of ​​Thessaly. For those belonging to this delay, no law or restriction of the Tsolakoglon Government applies.

Collaborators of the organization are:
1) MATOUSIS Lawyer of Larissa
2) TACHOS Doctor of Larissa
3) VASILAKIS Lawyer
4) FRAGOU Doctor Elassonos
5) KONTOGIANNIS Estate of Tyrnavos
6) BARDAS Estate of Trikkalon and
7) KOTSOS former Prefect of Chalkidos.
8) Professor PAPAGEORGIOU in Karditsi

The organization of Thessalians in Athens reacted against the organization under the directives of the statesman Kalambakas MICHALIS and the merchant Pausanias LEVENTIS. She almost succeeded in disbanding it because, through her appropriate actions, the recall of Diamantis under the Romanian Government and the installation of the former officer SARANTIS as Prefect in Trikkali was achieved. The organization is already dead because 2-3 members of the Legionnaires were killed despite the deaths.

NATIONAL SOCIALIST PARTY OF GREECE

Under the leadership of G. Merkouris, Spyros Kalyvas and Diakaris, they seek the "cleansing of Trade Union and Social organizations from the spiral of Anglo-Jewish agents... Germanization of the People". The basic principle and ideal goal in the program of the new order is the Mental and Spiritual enslavement of the Peoples.

ORGANIZATION OF A GENERAL CONFERENCE OF OLD AND NEW WARRIORS

According to information, the superintendent. Male Kondakis, after Generals Papaflessa and Nautomihalis, the chemical engineer Persakis and the shipowners Vernikion and Theodoron move to form at the behest of Ital. service of the General Association of Old and Young Warriors, in which the organizations of disabled officers and soldiers, old and young, and all similar ones will be merged. This organization will have as its task the prevention of mutinies, strikes, sabotage, etc. wants and is financed by the Italian Embassy.

ORGANOSIS E.K.E – NATIONAL SOCIALIST PARTY OF GREECE, in Thessalonike

Its leader is SPYRIDIS, a native of Serres, he is a direct agent of the Second Office of the Arme Ober Commando (Vasilisis Sofias 189) – He deals through his agents with the betrayal of ethnically and mainly Communist-style criminals, whose relatives are betrayed by other agents of this in order to release the Prisoners.

Collaborating on this case are:
1) the Head of the Pavlos Mella Camp Prisons, Yaltas
2) the Minister of the Country, the head of the Guard.
Others members of his organization are:
1) Giartzouglou, Law Student, refugee from Drama
2) Giakopoulos, Lawyer
3) Pavlidis, Public Teacher at Zachariadou School
4) Paziotis, Inspector of Social Provision of the General Directorate of Macedonia.

The party's offices are located in the Atlas Hotel.- Serious members are about 15.-

E.E.E. NATIONAL UNION OF GREECE

It was reorganized under the Chief Engineer Grigorakis and Deputy Chief Engineer Poulos and Lawyer Goulas. However, due to betrayal against them by the Tsolakoglou Government because initially the three E (E.E.E.) were organized under Gonatas, their wider development was not allowed so that they would not become instruments of the English espionage of which Gonatas was now considered to be. Therefore, with an invisible movement, the tolerance of the Germans, they work as their agents, in particular Poulos undertakes the monitoring of the Officials and Public services. Because with the declaration of war against Russia, the Macedonian Office of the K.K.E. betrayed three hundred communists. proceeded to the murder of one of its members and the blowing up of Poulou's house.

NATIONAL SOCIALIST PARTY OF KOTZAMANI

Kotzamanis, through his son-in-law Garifalo, a resident of Thessalonica, attempted to establish a National Socialist Party. To this end, he made a total of about 1000 employees from Thessaloniki, mainly as tax clerks and day laborers, and then tried to organize them as a Party. Thus, at a gathering of the Offices organized at the time (Tsimiski1) and in their gathering, Garifallou pointed out to them that they would be the executives of a new National Socialist party. However, their reluctance and sabotage opened the case and despite the extraordinary efforts made to this end, the organization became impossible, and has been a complete failure ever since.


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