5+ hour, 48+ min ago  (266+ words) The mass execution took place on May Day, in retaliation for the death of a German general, three officers accompanying him, and the injury of several soldiers in Molaoi, Laconia, on April 27, 1944. The authenticity of the images has not yet…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (632+ words) As painful as it might have been, the process also led Nina on a healing journey that helped her reconnect with her Greek roots and heritage. "It was important for me to honor all my ancestors in spirit," Nina Angelo…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (434+ words) Countless masterpieces in the Louvre, such as the Nike, or Winged Victory of Samothrace, were saved from the Nazis in World War II. The Winged Victory of Samothrace is widely considered to be one of the most exquisite'sculptures in the entire…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (537+ words) For some, Winston Churchill's visit to a civil-war-torn Athens in 1944 was a "Christmas gift; for others, it was an opportunity for a final, devastating blow. By late December 1944, the "Battle of Athens (Dekemvriana) was effectively lost for EAM-ELAS. Facing the…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (562+ words) A portrait once stolen by the Nazis has become the second-most expensive artwork ever sold at auction, marking a major moment for the global art market and for Austrian painter Gustav Klimt. The painting, Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer, survived war,…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago  (295+ words) The 81st anniversary of Athens" liberation from Nazi occupation was marked on Sunday with a ceremony on the Acropolis, a powerful echo of the city"s defiant spirit. The event was held in the presence of the President of the Hellenic…...

6+ mon, 22+ hour ago  (415+ words) It was August 15, 1940 when the Italian submarine "Delfino" torpedoed and sank the Greek light cruiser "Elli" at Tinos" port during the World War II. World War II had been raging for almost a year in Europe, with Greece maintaining a neutral…...