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The death (or murder?) of Ioannis Metaxas

Why did Churchill want to overthrow Metaxas? - The dinner with the English & the onset of the illness - Details from the days he remained bedridden - The mysterious Ioannis Diakos - The Austrian doctor who never came to Greece & the autopsy on the body

Collaborators: Who got rich during the Occupation by collaborating with the Nazis (Part 2)

Illegal logging: A lucrative business - The supplier of the Occupiers with…18 properties - Industrialists in the service of the Nazis - Black market & investments in real estate - Collaborators & justice & a case of vigilante justice in Crete

Quislings: Who profited during the occupation by collaborating with the invaders? (Part 1)

Read in Part A: How was economic collaboration with the occupiers defined? – Civil engineers, contractors, merchants, industrialists, and artisans as collaborators of the Occupation authorities – The black marketeers – The investments of "blood money" in real estate

“Place of martyrdom” in Kastania, Samos, after 81 years

The small village was officially recognized by the state for the massacre of 44 inhabitants by the Italian conquerors on August 30, 1943

The provocative speech of Hoxha against Greece and the 218 million drachmas that Albania received from Greece as “war reparations”

Enver Hoxha's speech in Paris in 1946, his incredible lies, and the personal attack on Konstantinos Tsaldaris – Ukraine’s lawsuit against Greece regarding Greek-Albanian relations

The Island of Cannibals: The hidden crime of Stalin’s regime

What is the "Island of Cannibals" and where is it located? - The conception of the idea by Stalin's people - How many people lost their lives due to cannibalism on the island - The revelation of the horrific events during Gorbachev's time

“Steinmeier: Apologized in Greek at Kandanos – No mention of German reparations

'We have different positions on some issues,' but 'we must build bridges with seriousness and trust for the future,' said the German president during a speech at Kandanos

Crete: With banners and slogans for German reparations, Steinmeier’s reception in Kandanos – “We do not retreat”

Survivors' descendants raised the issue of justice required for the crimes of the Germans - "80 years ago you executed our parents, now you are executing us for the second time" said a victim's descendant

Lesvos: The last of the Mytilene heroes of World War II passed away at the age of 99

A few days before the anniversary of "OXI", 99-year-old Asimakis Polypathellis passed away at home

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

Winston Churchill had said, "Heroes fight like Greeks”

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