On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, at 22:00 Athens time, Annita Panaretou joins Stavroula Karali on Voice of Greece’s “Remarkable Personalities.” She is the author of “Adding to the Memory of the World: Greek Hostages and Prisoners in Nazi and Fascist Camps and Prisons, 1941–1945”(Συμπληρώνω τη μνήμη του κόσμου. Έλληνες όμηροι και αιχμάλωτοι σε ναζιστικά και φασιστικά στρατόπεδα και φυλακές, 1941-1945»), published by Papadopoulos Publishing and honored with an award from the Academy of Athens.
In Part I of the tribute, firsthand accounts shed light on a lesser-known chapter of Greek history: the ordeal of thousands of Greeks forcibly taken from their homeland during the Occupation and World War II. Men and women, military personnel, civilians, and clergy were deported to camps and prisons in Germany, Italy, and other parts of occupied Europe.
Panaretou discusses the arrests and deportations, the journeys to the camps, forced labor, and the conditions prisoners endured as they faced hunger, cold, disease, violence, and death.
The program pays particular attention to the moments of farewell at railway stations, the arduous journey to Central Europe, and the ways prisoners sought to keep their courage alive.
Among the testimonies that illuminate the experiences of Greek prisoners is that of Iakovos Kambanellis, who was held in Mauthausen concentration camp and later recorded his experiences in his book of the same name.
Presented and edited by: Stavroula Karali
Sound editing: Giorgos Kostopoulos
Broadcast: Wednesday, 14 October 2026, at 22:00 Athens time
Repeat broadcast: Sunday, 18 October 2026, at 10:00 Athens time
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