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How Philadelphia Organized Relief for Greece During World War II
From fundraising drives and radio broadcasts to neighborhood clothing collections, Philadelphia residents organized help for Greece during World War II. Archival photographs reveal the people and organizations behind the effort.
Before the OXI: How Mussolini Misjudged Greece in 1940
Two weeks before invading Greece, Mussolini heard warnings about insufficient troops and difficult terrain. Italian records also reveal plans to manufacture a pretext for war.
OXI Day 1940: Arrests in Rhodes, Volunteers in Athens
When Italy invaded Greece, hundreds of Greek nationals were detained in Rhodes. On the mainland, Dodecanesians classified as Italian nationals risked imprisonment for treason by volunteering for the Greek Army.
How Athens’ Archaeologists Hid Antiquities During World War II
Museum workers spent six months burying ancient statues and concealing antiquities before German troops entered Athens. A new exhibition revisits their efforts and examines archival records from the Nazi occupation.
Historian Anthony Molho Donates 6,470 Books to Athens’ Gennadius Library
The Thessaloniki-born Holocaust survivor built a distinguished academic career at Brown University and in Florence. His personal collection, with at least 600 more volumes expected, will become available to researchers in Athens.
‘The Unconquered Spirit’ Brings Greece’s World War II Story to Paramus
A multimedia history program with live music will examine Greece’s experience during World War II on October 30 at St. Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church in Paramus.
A Green Bin, a Worn Album, and the Record of a Greek-American VFW Post
GAHSP has received the archives of Eleftheria VFW Post 6633, preserving decades of Greek-American veterans’ history in Philadelphia.
Distomo, June 10, 1944: The Greek Village That Became a Wound
On June 10, 1944, Nazi German troops massacred civilians in Distomo. A quiet look at the village, the survivors, and Greece’s long memory of occupation.
The Battle of Crete and the Island That Refused to Fall Quietly
On May 20, 1941, German aircraft filled the sky over Crete. What followed was a costly airborne invasion, a hard Allied defeat, and a lasting story of Greek resistance.
The Onassis Yacht Christina O Is for Sale Again, but Its Value Goes Beyond Steel
Aristotle Onassis’s legendary yacht Christina O is for sale at a reduced price. Its story runs from World War II to Churchill, Kennedy, Maria Callas, Jackie Kennedy, and Greek shipping history.
Island of Ghosts and Dreams Reexamines WWII Greece in New Novel by Christopher Cosmos
Christopher Cosmos’ new novel Island of Ghosts and Dreams revisits Greece during World War II, focusing on resistance, family, and survival in Crete.
Military Tourism in Greece: Where Heritage and Memory Meet
Discover another side of Greece—where battlefields, forts, and war memorials reveal how conflict shaped the nation’s identity from ancient times to World War II.
