Operation Pigeons lasted from December 22, 1948 to January 30, 1949. Its objective was to clear the Peloponnese, in view of the major offensive effort that the Hellenic Army (HS) intended to undertake in Vitsi, so that to restore order in the Peloponnese and to save forces for the main operations.
Εμπνεόμενος από την πολεμική τέχνη των δύο κύριων αντιπάλων της Αυτοκρατορίας εκείνη την εποχή, των Γερμανών και των νομάδων της Ανατολής, ο εξέχων στρατηγός Βελισάριος συνέλαβε την ιδέα ευρέσεως του αντιδότου, το οποίο δεν ήταν άλλο από το ιππικό διπλού ρόλου. Ο Βελισάριος είχε μελετήσει τα στρα
Η ναυμαχία του Κορινθιακού ήταν μια από τις πολλές συγκρούσεις Βυζαντίου και Αράβων τον 9ο αιώνα μ.Χ. Δόθηκε το 873 μ.Χ. και αποτελεί μια από τις πλέον αξιομνημόνευτες νίκες του μεγάλου, αν και εν πολλοίς αγνώστου, Βυζαντινού ναυάρχου Νικήτα Ωορυφά. Σύμφωνα με τους χρονικογράφους Θεοφάνη και Ιωά
It was January 400 BC. The Myrians had already completed nine months of marches and battles. They had started in March 401 BC. from Sardis and was now many thousands of kilometers away from the welcoming Ionian shores. But they had to continue through the countries of the Chalivians and the Taochian
In 1919, the First Army Corps (SS) was sent, at the request of the Allies, to Southern Russia, todays Ukraine, to fight, despite the side of French and Russian white forces, against the Bolsheviks. In this context, the main forces of the First SS landed, gradually, from Odessa to Kherson, the 2nd
The outbreak of World War I found Greece divided. Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos sought the immediate inclusion of Greece in the war, on the side of the Entente. For him, tying Greece to the chariot of British politics was a one-way street. King Constantine, however, desired neutrality, which
The peltasts, in contrast to the psilouis, are conventionally characterized as light infantry, simply because they were lighter than the hoplites. In reality the peltasts were multi-role infantry, an intermediate type between heavy infantry and acrobats. Peltastes were the main type of infantry in t
Ο ανταρτοπόλεμος δεν αποτελεί εφεύρεση της εποχής μας. Τρανταχτά παραδείγματά του υπάρχουν από την αρχαιότητα… μέχρι τις μέρες μας. Στην Ελλάδα, στους νεωτέρους χρόνους, στα 400 περίπου χρόνια της τουρκοκρατίας διεξαγόταν ένας συνεχής ανταρτοπόλεμος στα βουνά. Το 1808 οι Ισπανοί ξεκίνησαν άγριο α
Ο Κουρτ Φραντς γεννήθηκε το 1914 στο Ντίσελντορφ. Το 1928 εγκατέλειψε το σχολείο και εργάστηκε καταλήγοντας, τελικά, μάγειρας. Το 1932 εντάχθηκε στο ναζιστικό κόμμα, έχοντας προηγουμένως ενταχθεί σε διάφορες ακραίες οργανώσεις. Μετά το πέρας της στρατιωτικής του θητείας εντάχθηκε στα SS και υπηρέ
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After the assassination of Kapodistrias and the civil war that followed, the great powers intervened again, choosing the monarch of Greece, the politically harmless Prince of Bavaria, Otto. From 1832 when he assumed power in Greece, Othonas tried to balance the policies of the three, mainly, protect
The naval battle of the Echinades was the last naval victory of the Byzantine Empire. Opponents were the fleet of the Empire under Dimitrios Laskaris Leontarios and the fleet of the Latin dynasty of Lefkada-Zakynthos-Kefalonia and western Greece Carlo I Toco. In the 15th century, the Frankish co
The III Mountain Brigade (3rd EOT) was formed after the self-dissolution of the other two Greek brigades of the Army of the Middle East, after the shameful movement of April 4, 1944. The III EOT, together with the Holy Company, were the only Greek military units that fought against the Germans,
Pytheas the Massaliotis is one of the most unknown, but at the same time important personalities of the ancient world. He justifiably does not hold the title of explorer, since he was the first to sail in the unknown northern seas, reaching the island of Thuli, which researchers identify with todays
Ο Σαμουήλ υπήρξε τσάρος της Βουλγαρίας, ιδρυτής της πρώτης, λεγόμενης, βουλγαρικής αυτοκρατορίας και αντίπαλος του Βασιλείου Β’ Βουλγαροκτόνου. Ο Σαμουήλ ήταν στρατηγός του Βουλγαρικού Στρατού, στη εποχή του τσάρου Ρωμανού-Σημεώνος Α’ της Βουλγαρίας. Ο Σαμουήλ και οι τρεις αδερφοί του ήταν απόγο
The arrival of Otto and the powerful Bavarian military force that accompanied him did much to curb the riots, at least initially. From the outset, the minor king entrusted the governance of the country to a committee of Bavarian technocrats. This commission of the regency, apart from the mistakes it
It would be a mistake to historically isolate the Balkan wars from those that preceded them historically, which were not always glorious or victorious. Fifteen years before the First Balkan, we had a crushing military defeat in the so-called unfortunate war of 1897. Before declaring war, the Ottoman
In 1826 the Greek Revolution faltered. In the Peloponnese, Ibrahim was literally threshing, with Kolokotronis desperately trying to stop him. In Roumeli the situation was also tragic. The heroic Messolonghi had fallen and Kioutachis was now also besieging Athens. The campaign against Kioutachi w
Georgios Tagalakis joined the Air Force (then Royal Hellenic Air Force – EBA) as a non-commissioned officer in 1940. In 1942 he received his pilots license in Rhodesia. He returned to Greece after the liberation and as a second lieutenant, participated in operations against his rebels, later the
Οι ελληνικές κυβερνήσεις, πριν τον Παπάγο, δεν αποτόλμησαν να διεκδικήσουν την Κύπρο. Μόνο το 1941 ο τότε βασιλιάς Γεώργιος είχε ζητήσει από τους Βρετανούς την παραχώρηση της Κύπρου, αλλά χωρίς αποτέλεσμα. Η κυβέρνηση Πλαστήρα επίσης δεν ανακίνησε το Κυπριακό, υποκύπτοντας στις πιέσεις που της ασκήθ
Το πρωί της 13ης Απριλίου 1204 η Κωνσταντινούπολη βρισκόταν υπό τη φραγκική κυριαρχία. By April 15, the City was completely destroyed. Nothing was left of its former beauty and glory. Τρεις μέρες αργότερα όμως οι αχρείοι αυτοί γιόρτασαν την Κυριακή των Βαΐων, ευχαριστώντας τον Θεό για τη μεγάλη νίκη
The gods Greeks were the deities that were part of the traditional religion of Ancient Greece. The Greeks believed that their gods had human form and had feelings typical of humans, such as joy, hate and sadness. They could directly interfere in the lives of human beings and resided on Mount Olympus
In the year 1110 the Almoravids conquered the Taifa of Zaragoza . However, in that territory they ran into a very dangerous rival, the king of Aragon Alfonso I (1104-1134), known as the Battler. Alfonso I, apparently had in his mind the idea of carrying out a crusade, which would begin in Hispania
The Battle of Cannae is written in English as Battle of Cannae and is also written as Cannae or Cannae. One of the factors that raises the difficulty of world history is the problem of this notation, but aside from that, lets take a look at the Battle of Cannae, the worst defeat in Roman history!