It describes the heroic actions of Greece and the Greek people in resisting the Axis invasion of their country that began in the Fall of 1940 during World War II. To fully understand the quote ...

This week war came at last to the Balkans, to the weakest country, but to the one country determined enough to stand up to Axis threats — to Greece. Hellas has always been invaded. Since the ...

In Greece this conflict began in the darkness of Axis occupation during World War II, and has never stopped. Each day there is some violence to report. A guerrilla group -- a lawless element acting ...

The attack on Ano Viannos was part of a broader campaign of violence against Cretans during the Axis occupation of Greece. Now commonly called the Viannos massacres, the assaults, which took place ...

and those of Greek Minister of Information Andre Michalopoulos could supplement the picture in the process of educating the outside world in Axis occupation methods. Vogue: “Greece is a true hell.

George was born in Athens, Greece on March 1, 1933. The little boy who grew up in poverty during the Axis occupation of Greece was a diligent, bright student, and he went on to earn his economics ...