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World War II-Era Bomb Defused on Greek Island of Samos

A Second World War-era bomb was successfully defused on the eastern Aegean island of Samos on Tuesday, just hours after hundreds of people had been evacuated from the surrounding area, officials said. Authorities had evacuated nearby homes and schools as...

Two World War II Bombs Defused West of Athens

Explosive experts defused two World War II bombs in Aspropyrgos, west of Athens on Sunday. The two 500 lb bombs were discovered at an Air Force base during excavation work. Police ordered people in surrounding areas to leave and cordons were...

Rare World War II Bomber Discovered at the Bottom of the Aegean (video)

A twin-engine bomber from the Second World War was discovered lying on the sea bed south of the Greek island of Ikaria. The Martin Baltimore type aircraft built by the Glenn L. Martin Company in the United States crashed in...

The Gun Culture of Crete and World War II Memories

The island of Crete is home to great traditions and proud, defiant people who function mainly on tight kinship and friendship ties. Greece's largest and southernmost island has 620,000 people and its rich, fertile land and gorgeous seaside make it...

World War II Reparations Campaign in Athens Subway

Screens across Athens subway stations are showing a government-backed film in which Greece is demanding World War II reparations from Germany. The 50-second video clip shows footage from the Nazi occupation (1941-1944) that has cost Greece hundreds of thousands deaths...

Greece To Seek ‘Millions’ From Germany As World War II Reparations

Greece has set up a "working group" to scour historical archives and tally how much Germany might owe in outstanding reparations for Nazi war crimes during World War II, the finance ministry has announced. Greece has said in recent years...

World War II Photographer Costas Balafas Passes Away

One of the most important photographers of Modern Greek history, Costas Balafas passed away at the age of 91 in Athens. The well known photographer of World War II and Greek Resistance had shot pictures of some the cruelest...

German Finance Minister Refuses to Give Allowances for German Occupation During World War II

German Minister of Finance, Philipp Roesler stated during his last meeting in Greece that allowances demanded by Greeks for the Nazi's atrocities during German occupation of Greece in 1940, can be an additional obstacle. "Greeks should forget this demand and...

What Positions Did World Powers Take in the Greek War of Independence?

The Greek Revolution, also known as the Greek War of Independence, which lasted approximately from 1821 to 1830, was a foundational event in the history of modern Greece. This war, which is also known simply as "the Revolution" amongst...

The 20 Events That Defined the Greek War of Independence

The Greek War of Independence that begun in 1821 is full of memorable events, most of them bloody battles and heroic feats.

The Mecca of WWII Shipwreck Diving is at Leros Island, Greece

Since 1943, Leros island in the eastern Aegean has been the world's second biggest "museum" of WWII shipwrecks after Normandy. During the past five years, the island has been turned into a go-to destination for diving tourism. The Eastern Aegean...

Warrior Women: the Ancient World Was Full of Female Fighters

One of the great things about computer games is that anything is possible in the almost endless array of situations on offer, whether they are realistic or fantasy worlds. But it has been reported that gamers are boycotting Total...

Dekemvriana: The Clashes Between Greeks that Led to the Civil War

December 3, 1944 saw one of the bloodiest and most polarizing incidents in the history of the Greek civil war. Known as "Dekemvriana" (from December, the month it began),the Athens tragedy has come to characterize the period of horrific...

Vassilios Tsavaliaris, the First Victim of the Greco-Italian War

It was a few minutes after 5:00 AM on October 28, 1940. The Italian military forces were ordered to launch their first attack in the Greco-Italian War at the Greek-Albanian border in the Pindos Mountains. Vassilios Tsiavaliaris, a 28-year-old Greek...

Heroes Fight Like Greeks: When the World Bowed to the Spirit of Soldiers

Greek soldiers gained fame around the world in modern times for their incredible courage and fierce resistance against the Italian and German invasions in 1940 and 1941 and also during the brutal years under Axis occupation. Historical figures have long...