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Today in History: The Greek-American Sailor Who Survived the USS Indianapolis
Gust Constantine Katsikas, a Greek-American sailor from Chicago, was among only 316 people who survived the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and nearly four days adrift in the Pacific.
Erhart Kästner and the Greece He Chose to See
If you ask someone in our community what Germans thought of Greece during the war, you’ll probably hear about the occupation, the hunger, or the reprisals. What you probably won’t hear is the name Erhart…
The Power Of One Word: How Greece’s ‘No’ Changed The Course Of WWII
It was 3 AM on October 28, 1940, when the doorbell rang at Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas‘ residence in Athens. Like many dramatic moments in history, this one began with something as simple as a…
“Once We Were Here” by Christopher Cosmos
As World War II intrudes upon their home, three young friends risk everything for freedom, love, and a chance at a better life. On October 28th, 1940, Mussolini provided Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas with…
When “The Big Powers” Called The Shots
How the Aegean Islands Escaped Returning to Turkey It is almost axiomatic, to hear the typical Greek statement: “It’s all controlled by the Big Powers, we’re just little pawns.” Often this is used as a…
Oxi Day and the USS Slater that Served the Greek Navy
Today, Oxi Day, we pay homage to the forty years that USS SLATER served the Greek Navy at A/T AETOS. We fly the Greek flag. Oxi Day is celebrated throughout Greece, Cyprus and the Greek…
We Are Still Here: The Jews of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece Today if you were to stroll past the elegant neoclassical buildings on Tsimiski or sit and people watch at the scenic Aristotelous Square, you would feel and see all the right things that…
The Last Free Message, April 27, 1941
After seven months of resistance and after defeating Italy, Nazi Germany invades via Bulgaria and Yugoslavia. While the German troops invading from Bulgaria were pinned down by the Greeks at the Metaxas line, and the…
Oxi Day, The Day Of No!
At 3 am on the morning of October 28th, 1940, Emanuele Grazzi, the Italian ambassador to Greece, delivered an ultimatum from Benito Mussolini to Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas. Il Duce demanded that Metaxas allow the…
Greece Has A Long History Of Defending The West
Only five of 28 NATO members meet the alliance goal of dedicating two percent of gross domestic product to defense: the United States, United Kingdom, Estonia, Poland and Greece. As threats increase around the European…
Film Project To Show Greek Resistance During Nazi Era
Most of us have heard the expression history repeats itself. and that the only way to avoid the same patterns is to learn from the lessons that history teaches us. We learn through stories, passed…
