“Greeks! The German occupiers are on the outskirts of Athens. Brothers and sisters, keep the front-line spirit firmly in your souls …”. Such a radio message from the mouth of Kostas Stavropoulos on April 27, 1941, on the day the Nazi troops entered the land of ancient Athens, is still associated with the confrontation of […]
Tag: The Second World War
Pontiyka from Odessa, who became a scout in Greece
The first Greek paratrooper to fight the Germans as a secret agent during World War II was Sophia Stephanidou, the eldest daughter of the Pontic physician Philopomenas Stephanides. Born in Odessa in 1902, Stephanidou moved to Athens in 1907 after her father volunteered to become a doctor for the Greek army during the Balkan Wars. […]