Posts Tagged “world war II”

crete soldiers Battle of Crete: time to remember forgotten soldiers

Australian writers, Dr Maria Hill and Peter Thompson seek the truth over the role Anzacs and Greeks played in World War II.      Anzacs and Greek soldiers sharing a drink before the onslaught of the German military machine. 17 May 2010    Fotis Kapetopoulos    The Aussies were conned into it by the British, they were told a lie that ...

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News Greek MPs lash out at Germany over debt crisis

  ATHENS, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Greek opposition lawmakers said on Thursday that Germans should pay reparations for their World War Two occupation of Greece before criticising the country over its yawning fiscal deficits. "How does Germany have the cheek to denounce us over our finances when it has still not paid compensation for Greece's war ...

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GreekSoldierondestroyedL3 35 OXI! When Greece fought back

OXI! When Greece fought back Next week, on October 28 Greeks celebrate their victory over Italian Fascist dicator Mussolini's army, it was the first Alied victory against the Axis Powers.   A Greek soldier sits on one of the captured Italian mini tanks, the French made L 3 - 35. The better resourced and larger Italian ...

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tfe no thumb Congressman John Sarbanes sends letter to State and Defense Department officials to correct inaccuracies regarding Turkeys involvement in WWII

Congressman John Sarbanes sends letter to State and Defense Department officials to correct inaccuracies regarding Turkey's involvement in WWII WASHINGTON, DC—On July 9, 2009   Congressman John P. Sarbanes (D- 3rd MD) sent a letter to the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Bryan G. Whitman and Assistant Secretary of State, Philip Gordon, regarding the historical inaccuracy of a recent ...

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ModernHistory1 Macedonia: its not just the name

By Aristide Caratzas The dispute regarding the official name by which the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is known appears to many policy makers to be anything from arcane to trivial. Yet its mishandling during the last 15 years, and especially in the last few months, has had political consequences for some of the world’s ...

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