Πυρήνας του Ελληνικού Πεζικού ήταν, όπως σε όλους τους στρατούς, η ομάδα μάχης. Ωστόσο η ελληνική ομάδα μάχης ήταν σχετικά “μεγάλη” αριθμητικά, σε μια προσπάθεια συμπλήρωσης του ενός οπλοπολυβόλου που διέθετε με επαρκή αριθμό τυφεκίων. Κάθε ομάδα μάχης διακρινόταν σε δύο κλιμάκια, την ημιομάδα οπ
Εάν η ομάδα μάχης αποτελεί το κύτταρο ενός στρατού, η διμοιρία είναι ο βασικός του ιστός. Η διμοιρία ήταν τότε και παραμένει η μικρότερη ικανή για συνδυασμένη δράση υπομονάδα. Η διμοιρία της εποχής παρέτασσε τρεις ομάδες μάχης των 13 ανδρών – 39 άνδρες. Διοικείτο από ανθυπολοχαγό ή ανθυπασπιστή και
Theophilos Korydalleus was a great figure in the period of dark slavery and a great Aristotelian philosopher. He was born in Athens around 1563. His name was Theophilos Skordalos. He was named Korydalleus, after the homonymous peak of Mount Aegaleos. He was educated in Rome and then studied medic
In the spring of 548 AD the situation for the Byzantines in North Africa was not pleasant. The small Byzantine forces had been defeated by the rebellious Numidians. General Ioannis Troglitis, however, who was sent by Justinian, was not one of those who resigned easily. John moved towards the plai
With the outbreak of World War I, the Foreign Legion was forced to reorganize. This was due on the one hand to the large number of German and Austrian legionnaires it included in its ranks and on the other hand to the large number of Americans, Irish and other volunteers (even Greeks), who rushed en
The Battalion is a self-contained battle group capable of undertaking and executing a mission by its own means alone. This is what the relevant definition states. But in the Greek Army of 1940 this was not the case because the infantry battalions lacked mortars and anti-tank means. The battalion
Η συνεργασία Ελλήνων και Βρετανών ήδη από την 28η Οκτωβρίου 1940, μέχρι και την κατάληψη της Ελλάδας από τους Γερμανούς δεν ήταν άψογη. Οι Βρετανοί, ευθύς εξαρχής είδαν την ακούσια εμπλοκή της Ελλάδας στον Β’ Παγκόσμιο Πόλεμο ως μια χρυσή ευκαιρία διάνοιξης ενός νέου Βαλκανικού μετώπου, στα πρότυπα
Επέτειος της γερμανικής εισβολής στην Ελλάδα… 6η Απριλίου. Το 1941 οι χιτλερικές μεραρχίες κατέβαλαν την ελληνική άμυνα στα Οχυρά της Γραμμής Μεταξά και κατόπιν των ελληνοβρετανιών στην Κεντρική Μακεδονίας. Μετά του Κλειδίου (11 -12 Απριλίου) της Κλεισούρας (13-14 Απριλίου) και Άργους Ορεστικού – Δι
From March 8 to 23, 1941, up there in the mountains of Albania, young children from Trikala and Karditsa taught an incredible lesson to the proud Italians, their planes, their cannons and, above all, the leader himself them, Mussolini. Agis Verutis They were the members of the 5th regiment of T
The first failure to liberate the island of Tilos led the allied administration to the decision to come back with strong forces. The new operation was decided to take place on 27 February 1945. For the new operation strong forces were indeed assembled, with two detachments of the Holy Company, which
The Greek Army landed in Smyrna, in 1919, as the representative of the great powers, which, after the enormous human sacrifices of the flower of their human potential in the trenches of the First World War, did not wish for any reason, how much rather to serve the Greek interests, to repeat them fig
Ο Ιωάννης Καποδίστριας υπήρξε ένας από τους μεγαλύτερους Έλληνες. Ίσως αυτό ήταν και η αιτία που τόσο νωρίς, τόσο άδοξα και καταστροφικά για το έθνος κατέληξε στον τάφο. Από τη στιγμή που αποδέχτηκε να κυβερνήσει την ρημαγμένη καθόλα Ελλάδα, έθεσε όλο του το είναι στη διάθεση της Πατρίδας. Στο έρ
February 21, 1913 is a historical anniversary for Greece which connects Crete with Epirus. Την ημέρα αυτή απελευθερώθηκαν τα Ιωάννινα και οι Κρήτες διαδραμάτισαν το δικό τους ιστορικό ρόλο. Δεν ήταν μόνο ο Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος, ο οποίος ως πρωθυπουργός συνέβαλε τα μέγιστα σε αυτό τον ιερό σκοπό, αλλ
Liechtenstein is one of the smallest countries in the world. Today its population is approximately 38,000 inhabitants. The small principality is located between Austria and Switzerland. The small German state has a long history linked to that of the Habsburg Empire. Liechtenstein is currently on
The silver mines of Lavrio have been known since ancient times. From the revenues of these mines was created the powerful Athenian fleet that crushed the Persians in Salamis. However, there were surface ores of silvery lead in the area. In 1864 the Italian businessman Ioannis Baptistis Serpieri (
Cyprus, in its centuries-long historical course, has known many foreign dynasties. It was severed from the national trunk in 1191 AD. after its capture by the Crusaders of the 3rd Crusade. Since then it passed successively under the rule of the Lusignan house and then of Venice. In 1571 it was occup
The battle of Caporetto is one of the greatest victories of all time, achieved against a stronger opponent in extremely difficult terrain. The Italian 2nd Army held an extensive frontal sector south of Gorizia. This particular army had won the laurels of the 11th attack of Iszonso, which was succ
Takis Lazaridis, son of Left and Resistance fighter Kostas Lazaridis who was executed by the Germans in 1943, is not a random person. Both he and his sister were implicated in the case of the radios – Belogiannis and Takis was sentenced to death, but ultimately not executed. But he remained in priso
Agathoklis is one of the most impressive personalities of ancient Greek history. A true adventurer, he managed to rise from a mercenary soldier in the Syracuse army to become emperor, leader of the strongest Greek city in Italy, Syracuse. From 312 BC the Syracuses were fighting against the mighty
Domeniko Elassonas is a small village in Thessaly. But it is also one of the villages that became a holocaust during the triple foreign occupation in 1941-44. The only difference compared to other similar crimes is that this one was committed by good Italians. In Greece, the opinion has prevailed
Carlos II (the Bewitched) he was king of the Crowns of Castile and Aragon. He was born on November 11, 1661 in Madrid . He was the son of Philip IV and his second wife, Mariana of Austria. He ascended the throne on the death of his father, under the tutelage and regency of his mother, who admitted t
Όταν ο υπερφίαλος Ξέρξης έφτασε ενώπιον του στενού των Θερμοπυλών με την τεράστια στρατιά του δεν μπορούσε ούτε καν να φανταστεί αυτό που επρόκειτο να συμβεί. Λίγοι Έλληνες του έκλεισαν για μέρος τον δρόμο, εξευτέλισαν τον ίδιο και τις δεκάδες, αν όχι εκατοντάδες χιλιάδες άνδρες του – ο Ηρόδοτος ανα
Between 1791 and 1804, and inspired by the sorcerers Boukman and Mackandal, the ringleaders François Dominique Toussaint-Louverture and Jean-Jacques Dessalines led the Haitian revolution against the slave system established in the French colony of Saint-Domingue , which would culminate in the prohib
He went down in history as a playboy, serially deflowering court ladies, and at the same time - an intolerant fundamentalist whipping himself as a penance and attending two masses a day. His reign was a series of wars (partly due to him). However, did Sigismund III Vasa really deserve the black lege