Greece

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...

Turkish soldiers fired guns over the border with Greece at Evros on two separate occasions earlier in March, Der Spiegel reports.

  The remains of Greek soldiers from Western Macedonia who died during the Greek-Italian war of 1940-1941 in Albania will be identified through blood samples provided by living relatives in the region, authorities said on Friday. Western Macedonia regional director George...

An American transport vessel called the Endurance Vehicles Carrier delivered 3,000 US Army soldiers, military vehicles and equipment to Greece on Tuesday to participate in the NATO exercise dubbed "Atlantic Resolve 2020." The ship is docked at the port of...

Turkish soldiers fired at least one warning shot and then aimed at German and Greek guards patrolling the border with Greece on April 28, according to an exclusive report by German magazine Der Spiegel, which has been conformed by...

The remains of six Greek soldiers who were killed during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 will be returned home on Thursday. The bodies of the soldiers will be repatriated following an official handover ceremony which will take place...

The remains of 193 Greek soldiers who died in Albania during the Greek-Italian war in 1940-41 were given a Greek Orthodox burial on Tuesday at the military cemetery of Kelcyre (known as Kleisoura in Greek). Metropolitan Demetrios of Gjirokaster conducted...

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Greece on Tuesday to cooperate in the repatriation of eight soldiers who fled to Greece following a 2016 coup attempt. Erdogan made the remarks in a joint news conference with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras...

The remains of 573 Greek soldiers that fell in the mountains of Albania during the 1940-1941 Greco-Italian war, at the start of WWII, will finally be laid to rest on Friday. A funeral ceremony to be held at a new...

Greek authorities have released two Turkish servicemen who had crossed the border at Evros earlier on Sunday, after detaining them for almost eight hours. According to the Hellenic Army General Staff, one of the soldiers was lost during trailing migrants...

The U.S. State Department on Thursday welcomed the much-awaited release of the two Greek soldiers who were held in Turkey for 167 days without any charges pressed against them. The State Department also congratulated Greece and the Ministry of Foreign...

A government jet has flown two Greek soldiers -- Second Lieutenant Angelos Mitretodis and Sergeant Dimitris Kouklatzis -- home from Turkey after they were released following 167 days in a Turkish prison. Dressed in uniform, the two men were greeted with...

According to reports from the Turkish state-run news agency Anadolu, the two Greek soldiers who accidentally crossed into Turkey and were arrested on charges of espionage, have been released, pending their trial. Angelo Mitretodis and Dimitris Kouklatzis have been detained...

Greece's military has reportedly suspended military cooperation with Turkey over the two Greek soldiers still in confinement in Edirne. In a report carried by Greek newspaper Kathimerini on Monday, it was claimed that a number of "confidence-building measures" with Turkey...

Turkey's foreign ministry has rejected claims by Greece's defense minister that the two Greek soldiers currently in jail in Edirne were taken on the orders of Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Second Lieutenant Angelos Mitroudis and Sergeant Dimitris Kouklatzis have...