Dimitrios of Spyridon from Kalbari, aged 105, has been staying at the Nursing Home of Volos for some time now. Mr. Dimitris has taken part in the epic of 1940-41 and is the only survivor of the battle of hill 731. So today International Day of the Elderly was honored for his contribution to the coun
Last month of the year in the classical republican calendar and second in the Julian calendar, it was a month dedicated to the goddess Februa , the mother of Mars and also Februus , the Etruscan ancestor of Pluto, god of the underworld. The month of purification par excellence, the rites in honor of
The British Boys anti-tank rifle was designed in 1937 and was used in the early stages of World War II for rudimentary anti-tank protection of infantry fighting groups. It had a caliber of 14 mm. and was fed from a 5-cartridge magazine. The weapon had a weight of 16 kg, a length of 1,575 m and un
Today is the birthday of the Hellenic Air Force. On this day, in 1912, the first four Henry Farman 50 hp military airplanes were named during a ceremony at the zoo in Paleo Faliro, in the presence of the Holy Synod, the government and other state authorities. The contractor was Prime Minister El