In 1921 the Greek Army had already been fighting in Asia Minor for some time. The Cavalry, although small in number, had played an important role in operations. But soon he would write new pages of glory in the Greek homelands there. In June 1921 the Cavalry Brigade (TI), after its participation
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. The 3rd Assault Squadron was ordere
Some people are destined to shine as shooting stars for a while and then fade into the mists of history. This also happened with Onomarchus, the great general of the Phocaeans, who managed, twice, to defeat Philip II of Macedonia and his invincible Macedonian phalanxes. Third Holy War In 356 BC
The Greek cavalry played a catalytic role in the 1941 war against the Italians and the Germans. Although few Greek horsemen were well trained and one would dare call them elite. The main formation was the Cavalry Division (MI) to which belonged the Cavalry Brigade (TI) which for a time acted as a
Naval battles in ancient and medieval times were not easy. After the fires were fired, the opposing ships would approach and either attempt to ram, or the crews would charge the opposing vessels, or both. All this was extremely difficult on the day and required seamanship and skill in handling. At n
In any case, within only 20 years of the death of Michael VIII the possessions of Asia Minor, for the most part, had been lost to the Empire, with the exception of the fortified cities, which were however excluded from the Turks and there was a kind of loose siege. In 1301,at the battle of Vafeos
In 207 BC Greece was once again torn apart by civil strife. In the Peloponnese the conflict between the Achaean League and Sparta was at its height. Sparta, under the tyrant Mahanidas, had assembled a powerful army and claimed Peloponnesian hegemony through a network of alliances. On the other si
In war zones soldiers develop a special relationship with the flag of their country, they give it a dimension above and beyond their own caliber, in most cases they do not hesitate to die holding it in their arms so that it does not fall into hands that will not respect her. In the premises of t
Operation Harling was the code name for the strategic bridge operation in Greece aimed at cutting off the supply of Rommels army at El Alamein. So the SOE (Special Operations Executive), which coordinated the resistance organizations in the occupied countries, decided to blow up the bridge. The g
On August 27, 1923, on the border between Greece and Albania, a group of three Italian officers, their guide and their interpreter were found dead near Kakavia, inside Greek territory. The officers were General Tellini, Major Corti and Captain Bonacini. Two days later the Mussolini government imp
The Limnes project was a product of the imagination of the KKE leader Nikos Zachariadis. It was put by him in the 3rd Plenary and of course, democratically, it was approved. The 3rd Plenary took place on September 11, 1947 in Yugoslavia and the plan was called The Lakes because of the nearby Prespa.
In 1251, Michael the Despotate of Epirus, influenced by the Latins, attempted to occupy Thessaloniki, breaking the treaty he had concluded with the state of the Empire of Nicaea. However, his army mutinied and joined forces with his opponents. Vatatzis, not wanting to open a new front, signed a trea
On the morning of April 13, 1204, Constantinople was under Frankish rule. A committee of officials officially welcomed the Latin conquerors, in an attempt to prevent the sacking of the City. The Latins accepted the delegation, but at the same time allowed their men to freely plunder the City for thr
The Germans systematically looted and materially destroyed Greece during the occupation from April 1941 to October 1944. They confiscated the tobacco harvests and put the industry, to the extent that it was important to the German defense industry under their control. Three quarters of the Greek mer
Geographically Greece is a blessed and at the same time cursed place. Its position was, over the years, a trophy for all sorts of conquerors who wanted to control the passage to Asia or the Middle East, but also to gain access to the sea. By Giorgos Dymenos SOURCE:Gazzetta At the same time, th
Little is known about Lycarius or Icarius, in Byzantine chronicles, the Italian knight who rose to become the arch-admiral of the Byzantine emperor Michael I Palaiologos, spreading terror among the Latins in general. Licario also had Greek blood in his veins. He was born in Karysto, Evia, to an I
When he was born, on February 26, 1938, his parents gave him the name of the ancient, great king of Salamis, Evagoras. And indeed young Evagoras fully justified his name. He wrote:My blessed godfather would have known something about my future to give me the name of the king of Salamis. So I too had
A skull found in Greece and dating back to at least 210,000 years ago, represents the oldest specimen of an anatomically modern human in Eurasia, i.e. outside of Africa, as announced by a group of Greek and foreign scientists. This means that - if the scientists are right - the skull is at least 150
In 550 AD the Byzantium-Ostrogoth war continued bloody in Italy. After the first successes, the Germans regained ground under the leadership of their worthy king Totila, who limited the Byzantines to certain coastal positions, even invading Sicily. The German king even proceeded to form a fleet o
The battle of Cyprus in 1974 was lost despite the heroism of the few, thanks to the indifference of the above and the cowardice of the few. In 1974 the Cypriot navy had five operational torpedo boats. In view of the information received about an imminent Turkish invasion, the Cyprus Naval Commander
Halloween is now a common holiday in Germany. More and more children (and drunk teenagers) parade through the streets on October 31st. Some organize their Trick or Treat and collect sweets, others try to get even more drunk as quickly as possible. Only twenty years ago things were very different. It
Second entry in the series dedicated to the Battle of Stoke Field. We had left the first entry in this series with the defeat of the rebel army against Henry VII at the Battle of Stoke Field on June 16, 1487, and with the question of whether history could have some connection with the mystery of the
Six million murdered Polish citizens. Villages and cities burned and razed to the ground. Plundered property and works of art worth tens of billions of zlotys. This is what the Balance of Injuries inflicted on Poles by German criminals looks like. They argued that they would bring order to peopl
Maximinus Thrax was a Roman emperor for a short time during the third century of crisis, and although his real name was Gaius Julius Wels Maximinus, he is commonly known as Maximinus of Thrace. .. The launch found by Emperor Severus Although the Republic of Rome was open to the commoners, it was