On the question of whether the Decembers should have been held, all their sober commentators – of every political shade – clearly state that it was a big mistake. A mistake they attribute to the leadership of the KKE. The theory that the British caused them to win over Greece by crushing the left is
In the period 938 – 967 AD the worst enemy of the Byzantine Empire was the emir of Aleppo, the famous Saif al-Dawla. The emir had become a source of fear and terror in the region of todays Syria, daring attacks deep into Byzantine territory. al-Natullah was a fanatical Muslimdetermined to bring t
In 1898, Greece was literally boiling. The war with Turkey had ended, a few months before, with a humiliating defeat. At the same time, Greece had to pay huge war reparations, even though it had already been bankrupt since 1893. Thus, an International Financial Control was imposed on the country.
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... The Pestenegos or Pats
Skra has been known since the First World War. It is a small village in the prefecture of Kilkis built at an altitude of 520 m in Paiko, at a distance of about 4 km from the state of Skopje. On the evening of November 12, 1946, two platoons of the 1st Company of the 564th Infantry Battalion (TP) wer
The battle of Thimbri one of the most important but also the least known of the ancient world. The victors took Asia Minor by a stroke. The battle was won thanks to a smart plan combined with new weapons. Kyros, the first great king of Achaemenid Persia, began to build his empire after his victor
In 1946 the situation on the northern borders of Greece could, indulgently, be described as fluid. The guerilla war had officially started after the attack on Litochoro and already guerilla groups were carrying out attacks based on the neighboring socialist brother countries. In some cases foreig
Macedonia, a Greek land since the dawn of time, despite what some supported and support for political reasons, did not lag behind in the national struggles. She was, through her chosen children, also in the uprising of 1821, setting the example of resistance to the end to the cruel Asian conqueror.
The battle at Agios Basilios of Parnon was one of the most important conflicts of the Civil War in the Peloponnese and is part of Operation Pigeon, the clearing of the Peloponnese from the rebels. The 3rd division of the Democratic Army of Greece (DSE) operated in the area, which had developed signi
Weighing the situation, after the deceptive attack on Grammos, the commander-in-chief Papagos decided that the time had come to launch the first main attack targeting Vitsi, the main defensive support of the Democratic Army of Greece (DSE). The Air Force (PA, then Royal Hellenic Air Force – EBA) was
The Lamia War (323 – 322 BC) broke out immediately after the death of Alexander the Great. It was an attempt by the regionalist forces of Greece against the universal Hellenism imposed by the Macedonian soldier. Lost in their political expediencies and micro-calculations, the Athenians, first of all
In 1919, the First Army Corps (SS) was sent, at the request of the Allies, to Southern Russia, todays Ukraine, to fight, despite the side of French and Russian white forces, against the Bolsheviks. In this context, the main forces of the First SS landed, gradually, in Ukraine with the 2nd Infantr
In May 1919, Greek troops landed in Smyrna. It was there that the first clashes with armed Turks took place in a foretaste of what was to come. Gradually the situation calmed down and the Greek forces expanded their zone of control. Pergamos, the Greek ancient city is located 90 km north of Smyrn
In the 10th c. A.D. jihadists were not just a local threat, but a tangible reality from todays bloody Turkey-Syria border to the entire Mediterranean. The fanatical Arabs had also expanded into Italy, threatening Rome as well, supported by opportunistic Christians. In the second half of the 9th c
At the end of June 1919, the Kydonia Division (MK) undertook the clearing of the Demirtzi area in the center of the Greek front in Asia Minor. Greek forces had already over-extended from the northern Asia Minor coast to the Italian zone of occupation. MK cleared the area by 15 July and began with
Theodoros Laskaris was a particularly remarkable personality of medieval Hellenism. He was born in Nicaea, Bithynia in 1222. He was the son of Ioannis Vatatzis and Irene Laskaris, and the grandson of Theodore ILaskaris, creator of the state of Nicaea. He received an excellent education, for the time
Since 1995, the emeritus professor of Medicine of the AUTH, Thomas Gerasimidis, has been investigating the causes of death of the Greek soldier Alexander the Great, even rejecting other theories. Alexander the Great died of acute necrotizing pancreatitis! This conclusion was reached after many years
After its victory in Sarandaporos, the Greek Army continued its movement to the North. On October 19, the Greek forces moved on both sides of the lake of Giannitsa. The I, II, III, IV and VI Infantry Divisions (MP) marched north and the VII MP, Konstantinopoulos Evzone Detachment (AE) and the Cavalr
September 1948 was not the best month for the Greek Army (HS). After great sacrifices, Grammos was captured, but in Vichy there was a failure that almost ended in tragedy when a counterattack by the Democratic Army of Greece (DSE - the army of the KKE) broke the front, due to the incompetence of the
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
From the middle of the 11th century we witness a radical change in the correlation of forces between the Christians and the Muslims of Hispania. Undoubtedly, the decomposition of al-Andalus contributed to this, as a result of the disappearance of the Caliphate of Córdoba, but also the progress that
The Russian Campaign was a war waged by Napoleon I against the Russian Empire from May 1812 to March 1813. The Emperor there lost more than 300,000 men and it will be the beginning of the end for the French Empire. The retreat will be marked by many scenes of atrocities where the barbarism of the Co
In 241 BC, the First Punic War, in which the Phoenician state Carthage, which developed the alphabet, and the Roman Republic fought, ended. As a result, Hamilcars good fight like thunder light ended in vain defeat on the Carthaginian side. Hamilcar, who was not even allowed to fight, took his
Theodoros Laskaris was a particularly remarkable personality of medieval Hellenism. He was born in Nicaea, Bithynia in 1222. He was the son of Ioannis Vatatzis and Irene Laskaris, and the grandson of Theodore ILaskaris, creator of the state of Nicaea. He received an excellent education, for the time