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The Women of Pindus and their great contribution to the Greco-Italian War (1940–1941)

Accounts from soldiers, journalists, Red Cross volunteers, and others on the immense help provided by the women of Pindus to the Greeks fighting the Italians in the rugged mountains of Epirus

October 28, 1940 – OXI Day: When Greeks halted the Axis powers

Winston Churchill had said, "Heroes fight like Greeks”

Georgios Varnakiotis: The unknown “Ghost Saboteur” who repeatedly humiliated Germans

Who was Georgios Varnakiotis (1917-2014). His involvement in the resistance organization "Apollo," his incredibly brave acts of sabotage that earned him the nickname "ghost saboteur," his capture by the Germans, and the brutal torture he endured