The trial of the Six is one of the most controversial events in recent Greek history. The outcome was believed to be largely decided. In that much-celebrated trial there were many events worthy of mention. However, the conflict between the two generals, Anastasios Papoulas and Georgios Hatzanestis
The relations of the Turks with History are at best highly selective. The people who have stained their hands with blood even more than the Germans during their historical course have the audacity and speak of the massacre of the Turks in Tripolitsa during the liberation of the city from the Greek r
Our article about the unknown event in Farmakonisi on Easter 1997, which we published on protothema.gr on Sunday 19/9/2021, not only had a huge impact among our readers, but as usual was published in hundreds of sites, even sports ones... The (then Captain) and now Major General e.a. K. Kolokouris
Dimitrios of Spyridon from Kalbari, aged 105, has been staying at the Nursing Home of Volos for some time now. Mr. Dimitris has taken part in the epic of 1940-41 and is the only survivor of the battle of hill 731. So today International Day of the Elderly was honored for his contribution to the coun
The kingdom of Ahhiyawa is revealed in the book “Ahhiyawa. The Mycenaean Aegean through the Hittite Texts, by Konstantinos Kopanias, archaeologist, associate professor at the Department of History and Archeology of the University of Athens. These texts, written in the Hittite language and in cuneifo
Egyptian Hellenism reverently bowed the knee to the dead of the heroic battle of El Alamein, during yesterdays 79th anniversary of the event that marked the beginning of the end of the Italo-German axis and the Second World War. At the Greek Fallen Monument in the Egyptian city, which year by year i
Much has been said against Ioannis Metaxas regarding the Greco-Italian War of 1940-41. According to a comparative view Metaxas was just a germanophile who wanted to say YES to the Italian ultimatum, but the Greek people said no. This view emanating from left-wing circles that became dominant in Gree
October this year came with rain. It rained continuously all week. The sky, gray and heavy, laden with clouds from the steam rising from the swollen river, hung low over the mud-soaked village. Axios, the great river, rushed down its waters towards the sea roaring and foaming. In his path, he swept
With the occupation of Albania, in April 1939, Italy implemented its conquest plan against Greece, which initially envisaged the surprise occupation of Epirus and Corfu and, in a second stage, the occupation of of Western Macedonia. Faced with the constant challenges of the Italians and the developm
Falled fighting for his country, at 05.30 in the morning of October 28, 1940. Bukouvala soldier George of Dimitriou. That dawn, he found him in the trench, in the chapel of Ai George in Aidonohori, Konitsa. He served in the enlisted 51st Infantry Regiment. Through testimonies, together with Dimitris
What the spectators will see is your Greek Spitfire leading the parade..!. With these words, British pilot Dan Griffith describes a top aerial crossing that is expected to fascinate the public of Thessaloniki today. For the first time in history, Greeces rebuilt Supermarine Spitfire MJ755 fighter wi
Dimitrios Paleologos was probably born in 1407. He was the 5th son of Emperor Manuel II Paleologos and Eleni Dragatsis. From an early age he showed that he would develop into a great wound for Hellenism, which was living through tragic times. Ambitious and selfish, he was not satisfied with the isla
After the death of Michael Palaiologos and the restoration to the throne of his son, Andronikos II, the empire now entered the final course towards its end. Andronikos had nothing to do with military matters and did not give due importance to the army. However, until around 1300 the Byzantine Army,
From April 5, 1453, Constantinople, the queen of cities, began to be encircled by Turkish verses. With thousands of soldiers and dozens of cannons, Mohammed II began the so-called siege. Despite his efforts, the City held on. Nor did his proposals to Constantine IA Paleologos regarding the surrender
After the capture and looting of Arachova, the forces of the so-called Democratic Army of Greece (DSE) then retreated towards Platanos in Nafpaktia. Immediately the 1st SS reinforced the small garrison there with a platoon of the 2nd Commando Squadron, a company of the 501st Infantry Battalion (TP)
The Korean War began as a military conflict between the two states of divided Korea, which began on June 25, 1950, but soon developed into a conflict between the two worlds of the time, East and West. The dividing line of Korea into North and South was the 38th parallel of the Korean Peninsula. The
On June 13, 1949, one of the largest displacements of populations in the history of mankind was attempted in the Soviet Union. Even the Greeks who experienced death marches by the Ottomans in Pontus in the period 1916-1923, watched their tragic fate dumbfounded. An officer and a soldier entered ever
Rimini is a city in Italy known for the glorious, eponymous, battle and victory of the Greeks of the 3rd Mountain Brigade against the Germans in 1944. But it was not the first time that there was a Greek combatant presence in the city. And not only did it exist, but it was led by one of the greatest
The 200th anniversary of the start of the Greek Revolution gave rise to many new researches and publications. One of the thinnest chapters of our literature and knowledge about 1821 is the Ottoman sources, and in this field some very important books have been published. One of the most recent is the
Battle of Kotza Kaya as it became known, is the prepared operation of infiltration - attack by the Greek Cypriot commandos on the camp of the Turkish Paratroopers on Kotza Kaya mountain in the rear of the enemy on the night of July 20/21, 1974. More than a dozen have passed hours from the start of T
In the Catholic religion there is the figure of the “guardian angel ”, which is like a personal angel who helps and protects. It doesnt hurt to have a supernatural character lend you a hand. And the Sumerians? The Blackheads had a pantheon of more than 3,600 gods. There were gods for all kinds of ma
The former Republic became a noble nation. The lord brothers ruled and chose a king for themselves. It did not help a certain Samuel Zborowski. Along with his head falling from the stump of the executioner, the glory of the family ended, and Mr. Jan Zamoyski began drinking beer, which he brewed for
Cultural history is a problem for high school students and students taking the world history exam. Its ideal to read everything, but no matter how you think about it, you dont have that much time. So, this time, I will explain the synopsis of Aeneid, which is said to be the epic of the greatest ma
A new collaboration by José Antonio Senovilla . This time with “I the Queen” . Henry IV he had a bad reputation because everyone thought he was impotent, since with Blanca de Navarra he did not get offspring and no bastard is known to him with his various mistresses. Juana was a legitimate heire