The fight against Markos Vafiadis, leader of the Greek left and head of the so-called Democratic Army (DSE) started early. Even before the battle of Konitsa, the opposition was lurking. The antagonism manifested itself almost openly in the 4th Plenary Session on July 28 and 29, 1948. Markos was part
Lieutenant General Georgios Kaimaras was one of the pioneers of the guerrilla movement in Roumeli. With the rank of captain, he joined the EKKA organization of colonel Dimitrios Psarros and fought against the Italian and German invaders before 5/42 was disbanded for the third and bloodiest time by t
Alexios I Komnenos was a great emperor. He took the helm of the Byzantine Empire in very bad times but he managed, taking advantage of every method and opportunity, to resurrect it, literally. The main opponents were the Normans and the other Latins and the Seljuk Turks who dominated a large part of
The II/16 Battalion of the X Division of the EDES was under the command of the then captain Ziogas. The commander of the division was Vasilios Kamaras. X Division was active in Thesprotia fighting against German and Albanian Axis collaborators. The forces of the Division were also confronted by the
At 11.30 on the morning of August 4, 1975, the first Air Force (RAF) Mirage F-1CG codenamed 101 took off from Mont-de-Marchamp Air Force Base in southwestern France. Fifty minutes later, it made a two-hour stopover at the Orange base in southeastern France. At 17.10 of the same day, the then vice-co
The visitor will wear special glasses, gloves, climb the treadmill and feel that he is in the port of Thessaloniki, on the ship of Nikolaos Votsis, in October 1912. From 2023 all this, as at that time it is estimated that the construction and placement of a special VR (virtual reality) installation
Nikolaos Papadopoulos was born in 1890. He fought in the Balkans and World War I, while he was a company commander in Asia Minor. In 1940, with the rank of lieutenant colonel, he commanded the 28th Infantry Regiment. He fled to the Middle East and was appointed deputy commander of the 3rd Mountain B
After the occupation of Greece by Hitlers troops, the Germans handed over Eastern Macedonia to their Bulgarian allies. It was the third time that the long-suffering Eastern Macedonia fell into the hands of the Bulgarians and, as in the previous times, its inhabitants suffered from the barbaric conqu
Having performed an incredible march, the Myrians managed to reach the Greek city of Trebizond, on the shores of the Black Sea. There the inhabitants asked for their help in order to prevail against their opponents. The main enemy was the Driles, another barbarian race, who lived in the area between
The situation at the beginning of 1947 appeared confusing for the reborn Greek Army, which was still in its childhood. The guerilla war that started in Litochoro in 1946 did not find him ready for war in any way. Guerrilla groups of the later Democratic Army of Greece (DSE) acted without substantial
I dont want to make a criticism centered on the history of the KKE. Let me refer to the Slavo-Macedonian alphabet that the Communists in Tashkent distributed to the children of the Slavo-Macedonian fighters of the DSE. Not even the 70,000 refugees of the civil war that the Greek state denied the rig
The First Balkan War had ended with Greece liberating a large part of its enslaved territories. However, Greece soon found itself confronted with its until then ally Bulgaria. The Bulgarians were keeping an eye on Macedonia and had sent a small force to Thessaloniki. However, as the situation ten
In 1940, the little Netherlands found itself caught in the vortex of the biggest world conflict without wanting it and most importantly without being adequately prepared militarily. The Netherlands had not been involved in World War I and this had given its leadership a sense of security as it belie
The Roumeliotian fighter of 21, Ioannis Makrygiannis describes the preparation for the start of the Revolution On the occasion of the celebration of the national milestone of 200 years since the Revolution of 1821, ERT broadcasts a different one-minute segment based on passages every day texts of fi
Can modern technology help decipher Linear A, the Minoan script that still holds its secrets well? Dr. Ester Salgarella, a researcher at St Johns College, Cambridge, not only believes so, but also attempts it with the open access database SigLA (https://sigla.phis.me/), which she built in collaborat
Elephants were domesticated by humans and used like horses as draft animals. But early on it was realized that the great physical strength of the elephant could also be used for war purposes. In India war elephants evolved into the main parts of the war machines of the rulers of the region, but also
In May 1943, an almost complete list of all national and traitorous organizations active in the country was drawn up in Athens. This list is of particular interest in terms of the organizations collaborating with the conquerors as well as the separatist movement of the Wallachian principality in The
Since 1204 when the miserable Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade occupied the city and like other crusaders distributed the robes of the Byzantine Empire, there has not been a moment of peace on the Greek peninsula. After the recovery of Constantinople, the new Greek, as the Latins also called him, Emp
In 554 AD an army of 75,000 Franks, Alamanni, Thuringians, and other Germans, under the dukes Lothario and Butellinus, crossed the Po and marched into lower Italy. General Narses, the regent of Italy, however, upon hearing the news of the Frankish invasion, moved swiftly, at the head of powerful for
Like today many centuries ago, on June 30, 763 AD. a hugely important battle was fought that is largely acknowledged by historians but nevertheless saved the Byzantine Empire and dismantled the danger from the North for a long time. In the late spring of AD 763 the Bulgarian tsar Tellets invaded Byz
The context. The cantonalist phenomenon falls within the framework of the First Spanish Republic, being one of the most extreme manifestations of that period since it involved an explosion of long-silent popular desires. After the abdication of Amadeo I, the Cortes, united Congress and Senate in a
It is very unlikely that a time machine will fall into your hands, but assuming you do get one, and it works, I think it would be interesting to have a wine guide to know what to order or, at least, to know what you are drinking Led by JJ and in collaboration with Vivanco and his project «Ways to te
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
Lieutenant General Georgios Kaimaras was one of the pioneers of the guerrilla movement in Roumeli. With the rank of captain, he joined the EKKA organization of colonel Dimitrios Psarros and fought against the Italian and German invaders before 5/42 was disbanded for the third and bloodiest time by t