Ohi Day is commemorated on October 28 every year in Greece and by Greeks around the world. On this day, in 1940, Ioannis Metaxas denied Mussolini’s request to allow Italian troops to cross into Greece.
Greece’s entry into World War II with the start of the Greco-Italian War is honoured as an act...
The epic of 1940, conveyed through poignant poems by Giannis Ritsos, Nikiforos Vrettakos, Angelos Sikelianos, Odysseas Elytis, Kostas Varnalis, and other Greek poets.
Their verses capture the moments of farewell at the trains, the struggle of the women of Epirus, moving letters from the Front, the...
Ohi Day is commemorated on October 28 every year in Greece and by Greeks around the world. On this day, in 1940, Ioannis Metaxas denied Mussolini’s request to allow Italian troops to cross into Greece.
Greece’s entry into World War II with the start of the Greco-Italian War is honoured as an act of ...
Unknown stories from WWII about Greek shipping, Greece’s involvement in the war, the German bombing of the ship ELLAS in Piraeus, the significance of Greece’s merchant and military ships, and the contribution of Greeks in Egypt to the Battle of El Alamein and their collaboration with Allied forces.
These top...
A two-hour special dedicated to October 28, 1940, recounting the historic events of that day.
Featuring the voice of Kostas Stavropoulos, who informed radio listeners about Italy’s declaration of war, along with the addresses of King George II and Ioannis Metaxas. The program explores the perspectives o...
In the episode of "Historical Walks" airing on Saturday, October 26, 2024, historian and author Menelaos Charalambidis engages in a discussion with Marilena Katsimi, focusing on the significance of national anniversaries and their political importance as living tools of memory, in light of the upcoming...
On September 1, 1939, Wehrmacht soldiers removed the barrier at the Polish border, a moment captured by the Associated Press. The invasion of Poland by the Wehrmacht on September 1, 1939, marked the beginning of World War II. It was a historic turning point with ramifications...
On September 1, 1939, Wehrmacht soldiers removed the barrier at the Polish border, a moment captured by the Associated Press. The invasion of Poland by the Wehrmacht on September 1, 1939, marked the beginning of World War II. It was a historic turning point with ramifications that continue to this day.Eighty-five...
Kokkinia was a vast refugee and working-class town, filled with numerous shacks and surrounded by factories and artisan textile workshops.
The new radio documentary of the HISTORIAS MINIMAS series, in collaboration with RADIO PANIK of Belgium, refers to the refugee settlement in the Kokkinia area...
The image that exists in the collective memory of German soldiers is that of cruel Nazis, who committed acts of violence, however there is also the other side: German soldiers who served in the Wehrmacht but were opposed to the Nazi ideology decisively helped the Greek resistance.
The Doctor of History...
The image that exists in the collective memory of German soldiers is that of cruel Nazis, who committed acts of violence, however there is also the other side: German soldiers who served in the Wehrmacht but were opposed to the Nazi ideology decisively helped the Greek resistance.
The Doctor of History...
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