In 1947 the forces of the communist DSE had succeeded, using guerilla warfare tactics, to create problems inversely proportional to their size and power. Taking advantage of the fact that the ES was also in dire straits, while having the burden of guarding all the important populated places in the c
In the 9th c. A.D. the Byzantine-Arab wars continued with unabated intensity. In general, it was a period when the Arabs largely had the upper hand, according to what is commonly said. This was also the reason why the Byzantines planned and executed a crude operation, in the heart of enemy territory
In 1974 the Shah of Persia bought from the USA 80 F-14 Tomcat fighters and 284 Phoenix air-to-air missiles. Of the aircraft, 79 were delivered. On January 16, 1979, the shah was ousted by the Islamic Revolution of the mullahs. OF PANTELIS D. KARYKAS 27 Iranian F-14 pilots and American technicia
Archytas was born in the Greek city of Taranto in Lower Italy in 428 BC. But other sources state that he was born in 435, 431 or even 410 BC. The last date is probably incorrect. He was a multifaceted personality, Pythagorean philosopher, politician, general, mathematician, inventor and engineer. Hi
Veroia or Veroi was a Greek city, founded by King Philip II, the father of Alexander the Great. Today it is known as Stara Zagora and belongs to Bulgaria. Near the city, in 1122, the famous battle took place that wiped out the nation of Patsinaki from the list of peoples... OF PANTELIS D. KARYKAS
The village of Peta in Epirus is best known for the destruction of the Greek and Philhellenic forces in the battle of the same name during the Revolution of 1821. However, it was also a field of conflict during the triple Nazi-fascist occupation. On October 1, 1943, an EDES force under the hero of 1
The neighboring president Recep Tayyip Erdoğa took it too far with the Tripolitsa Massacre in 1821, where he tried to equate the conquerors with the conquered. With a big mouth he proclaimed that he and his compatriots have not forgotten and will never forget. SOURCE:HELLAS JOURNAL In fact, he
The rhetoric of the Turkish President Erdogan against Greece has been enriched this year, one hundred years since the Asia Minor Catastrophe, with the argument that the Greeks and not the Turks committed Genocide during that dramatic period. But also in Greece, some are wondering:Didnt our people co
The declaration of the First Balkan War on October 5, 1912, found the Greek Navy reinforced. Opposite him stood the powerful Turkish navy, ready to challenge their supremacy in the Aegean and to help reinforce the fighting divisions of the Turkish Army with Asiatic troops of the Empire. The Turkish
In April 1948 the guerilla war was in full swing in the Greek mountains. In Agrafa, the rebels of the Democratic Army of Greece (DSE) attacked the village of Kallifoni and after neutralizing the guard they went down to the plain reaching the gates of Karditsa. TOY PANTELI D. KARYKA The 3rd Ass
The ancient Greeks, at least in Greater Greece, used in their army from time to time mercenaries from very distant places. Wars and mercenaries played an important role in the large-scale movement of people in the classical ancient Greek world of the Mediterranean. This was the conclusion of an inte
The wreckage of a German ju-87 Stuka aircraft, identified at the bottom of the Karpathos, sheds light on a tragic story from the Second World War. As it emerged from the underwater and historical research of the researcher Costas Thoktaridis and the Planet Blue team, the Junkers Stuka aircraft crash
The memorial service in memory of Nikitas Stamatelopoulos or Nikitaras was held in Chiliomodi, Corinthia. As stated by the Deputy Minister of Development and Investments Christos Dimas in his post on social media: Honor and glory to the heroes of 1821. Today, as every year, a memorial service w
Contrary to what the Greek left has been arguing for decades, the Greek civil war did not start in 1946 with the attack on Litochoro. It had started much earlier, when the country was still under foreign occupation. The incidents with the dissolution of EKKA and the murder of Dimitrios Psarros and m
In the early morning of October 28, 1940, the Italian ambassador Grazzi delivered a scathing ultimatum to Ioannis Metaxas and received a proud NO. The Italians attacked the border earlier than the scheduled expiration of their ultimatum. The Italian forces that would undertake the invasion of Greece
Shortly after 03:00 in the morning of October 28, 1940, the then Italian government sent an ultimatum to Greece, through the Italian ambassador in Athens, Emanuele Grazzi, who personally delivered it to Ioannis Metaxas at his home in Kifissia and with which he demanded the free passage of the Italia
Standing tall among the ruins of the barracks, in solitude and abandonment, stands the monument of the unknown soldier, in the former camp of Zarkos in the municipality of Farkadonas in the Regional Unit of Trikala, looking to find the soldier who carved it with him the wonderful way. The monument w
The Landzidis Company, or Death Company is not a widely known page in the history of the Greek-Italian war of 1940, but it is the beginning of the surprise and weakening of the Italian army, from a handful of Corfu who decided to change the strategic plans of Benito Mussolini. As the Professor a
When Italy unnecessarily attacked Greece in October 1940, the Greek Army had made great strides in its organization, training and equipment. However, there were many and large shortcomings. OF PANTELIS D. KARYKAS A part of these deficiencies was covered by the many Italian spoils which fell int
They were the unseen heroes of 1940, most of whom were lost, not only in the battles, but also during the movements in difficult areas. The reason for the animals of war, as mules and horses are called, which were recruited from Crete, together with the men who left for the war. Speaking to APE-M
The protagonist of this story could be a great tribal chief of the Picts or the product of the inventiveness of Publius Cornelius Tacitus , historian, politician and son-in-law of Agricola , the governor of Britannia who led the legions to the ends of the island. Little is known of his life, but his
Anne of France , Duchess of Bourbon, is one of the most fascinating personalities of the Middle Ages. Political head at the pinnacle of power for many years, patron active and knowledgeable, great educator and writer talented, she remains largely unknown. A woman in the shadows who “took as much car
In the last days of the Byzantine Empire, there were persons who played a role indulgently miserable and even treacherous. One of these persons who had an absolutely disastrous role was Georgios Amiroutzis. The closest, chronologically, testimony about him was that of the also pro-Turkish Critobu
We denounce to the people of Thessaly and all of Greece the treacherous acts of General Sarafis and Major Kostopoulos, fully proven by the confiscated file of both Officers. 1) Commander Sarafis had a permit to travel throughout Greece, signed by the service of Tzelozos and traveling legally as f