The heroic resistance of the people of Kokkinia against the German occupiers and their local collaborators… Four days that went down in history. The Battle of Kokkinia. Brave men of ELAS, EAM, and EPON stood against the invasion and attempted occupation of the so-called “Little Moscow” by German-backed militia, gendarmes, and traitors who sought to clear the way for the Nazis.
Even with bare hands, refugee-filled Kokkinia resisted… Four days of intense fighting, with heavy losses and humiliating retreats for the heavily armed enemy. The battle ended with the retreat of the occupiers and the capture of 300 heroic fighters, who were taken to Haidari…
A radio documentary by Nikolas Angelidis, meticulously researching and documenting the events step by step, day by day, body to body…