Anniversary of the German invasion of Greece... April 6th. In 1941, Hitlers divisions overthrew the Greek defense in the Forts of the Metaxas Line and then the Greek-British in Central Macedonia. After Kleidi (April 11-12), Kleisoura (April 13-14) and Argos Orestikos – Dispilio (April 15), the Germa
Marie Antoinette of Habsburg-Lorraine marries the future Louis XVI May 16, 1770. Married too young, awkward with each other and uneducated about the realities of love, they will take seven years to consummate their marriage. Marie-Thérèse, nicknamed Madame Royale , was born on December 20, 1778. Sh
On April 20, 1941, the Germans had already arrived in Larissa, having won the battles at Kliidi and Kleisoura. At the same time, the Greek troops were retreating from Northern Epirus, having largely disbanded themselves. The shock of the disbandment had hit most Greek divisions, first of all the
The terrible 22, the Asia Minor disaster, probably the biggest in the history of Hellenism, will always be a milestone that intersects its modern history. A catastrophe which, apart from the end of the centuries-old Greek presence in the East, also marked the end of the Great Idea. That is, the visi