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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
===January=== | ===January=== | ||
+ | *[[January 4]]: Swimmer [[Georgios Ivanof]] of Iraklis Salonica, is executed during the German occupation. To honor his memory the club names its basketball court to '''Ivanofio''' (Ιβανόφειο) after him. | ||
*[[January 14]]: Major [[Ioannis Tsigantes]], leader of the resistance movement Midas 614, is slain during a battle with Italian carabinieri. | *[[January 14]]: Major [[Ioannis Tsigantes]], leader of the resistance movement Midas 614, is slain during a battle with Italian carabinieri. | ||
*[[January 19]]: The "[[RHS Vasilissa Olga]]" sinks the Italian ship Stromboli off the coast of Tunisia. | *[[January 19]]: The "[[RHS Vasilissa Olga]]" sinks the Italian ship Stromboli off the coast of Tunisia. | ||
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===February=== | ===February=== | ||
*[[February 4]]: [[Kostas Perrikos]], head of resistance group [[PEAN]] is executed by the Germans. | *[[February 4]]: [[Kostas Perrikos]], head of resistance group [[PEAN]] is executed by the Germans. | ||
+ | *[[February 12]]: Greek guerrilas attack and defeat an Italian battalion at [[Oxynia]], [[Thessaly]]. | ||
+ | *[[February 16]]: Italian occupation troops execute 118 Greeks from [[Domeniko]] and [[Mesochori (Larisa)|Mesochori]], [[Larisa prefecture]]. | ||
===March=== | ===March=== | ||
*[[March 5]]: Dozens of Greeks are killed during a protest against conscription by the occupying Axis powers. | *[[March 5]]: Dozens of Greeks are killed during a protest against conscription by the occupying Axis powers. | ||
*[[March 6]]: [[ELAS]] guerrilas attack a convoy of Italian occupation troops at [[Fardykampos]] near [[Siatista]], [[Macedonia]]. They capture 600 prisoners and much war materiel. | *[[March 6]]: [[ELAS]] guerrilas attack a convoy of Italian occupation troops at [[Fardykampos]] near [[Siatista]], [[Macedonia]]. They capture 600 prisoners and much war materiel. | ||
+ | *[[March 12]]: Italian occupation troops execute 40 Greeks at [[Tsaritsani]]. | ||
*[[March 15]]: The first convoy of Greek Jews leaves for Auschwitz. | *[[March 15]]: The first convoy of Greek Jews leaves for Auschwitz. | ||
*[[March 20]]: Italian occupation troops execute several Greeks in [[Kastoria]], western [[Macedonia]]. Among those killed is the local priest Father Ch. Papachristou. | *[[March 20]]: Italian occupation troops execute several Greeks in [[Kastoria]], western [[Macedonia]]. Among those killed is the local priest Father Ch. Papachristou. | ||
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===April=== | ===April=== | ||
*[[April 7]]: Col. [[Stefanos Sarafis]] becomes commander of resistance movement [[ELAS]]. | *[[April 7]]: Col. [[Stefanos Sarafis]] becomes commander of resistance movement [[ELAS]]. | ||
+ | *[[April 8]]: Greek guerrilas battle Italian occupation troops and kill 15 near [[Agia Efthymia (Phocis)|Agia Efthymia]], [[Phocis prefecture]]. | ||
+ | *[[April 9]]: [[Agia Efthymia (Phocis)|Agia Efthymia]], [[Phocis prefecture]], is destroyed by Italian occupation troops in retaliation for an ambush by Greek guerrilas on the previous day. | ||
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===June=== | ===June=== | ||
*[[June 6]]: Greek communist leader, [[Pantelis Pouliopoulos]], is executed by the Italians near [[Larisa]]. | *[[June 6]]: Greek communist leader, [[Pantelis Pouliopoulos]], is executed by the Italians near [[Larisa]]. | ||
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===September=== | ===September=== | ||
+ | *[[September 8]]: Italy surrenders to the Allies. | ||
+ | *[[September 11]]: German troops kill 10 Greeks as they destroy the village of [[Aetos (Messenia)|Aetos]], [[Messenia]]. | ||
*[[September 12]]: [[Crete|Cretan]] guerrilas under Manolis Bantouvas attack German troops near [[Viannos]], [[Heraklio prefecture]]. | *[[September 12]]: [[Crete|Cretan]] guerrilas under Manolis Bantouvas attack German troops near [[Viannos]], [[Heraklio prefecture]]. | ||
*[[September 14]]: Greek guerrilas, belonging to the [[EKKA]] resistance movement, attack and defeat a group of German soldiers at Skaloula. Five Germans are killed and nearly 20 are wounded. | *[[September 14]]: Greek guerrilas, belonging to the [[EKKA]] resistance movement, attack and defeat a group of German soldiers at Skaloula. Five Germans are killed and nearly 20 are wounded. | ||
*[[September 14]]: Germans destroy 11 villages in [[Heraklio prefecture]]. 352 villagers are killed. | *[[September 14]]: Germans destroy 11 villages in [[Heraklio prefecture]]. 352 villagers are killed. | ||
− | *[[September 26]]: The [[RHS Vasilissa Olga]] is sunk off the coast of [[Leros]] by German bombers. | + | *[[September 15]]: German occupation troops execute 42 Greeks at [[Gdochia]], [[Lasithi prefecture]], [[Crete]]. |
+ | *[[September 15]]: German occupation troops execute 19 Greeks at [[Myrtos]], [[Lasithi prefecture]], [[Crete]]. | ||
+ | *[[September 15]]: The Italian garrison of [[Kefalonia]] rebels against the Germans. They will fight for seven days assisted by Greek [[ELAS]] guerrilas. | ||
+ | *[[September 22]]: The Italian garrison of [[Kefalonia]] surrenders to the Germans. | ||
+ | *[[September 26]]: The [[RHS Vasilissa Olga]] is sunk off the coast of [[Leros]] by German bombers. | ||
+ | *[[September 29]]: 49 Greeks are executed in [[Paramythia]], [[Epirus]] by ethnic Albanians and Nazis. | ||
*[[September 30]]: 10 Greeks are executed in [[Patra]] by the Nazis. | *[[September 30]]: 10 Greeks are executed in [[Patra]] by the Nazis. | ||
===October=== | ===October=== | ||
− | *[[October 3]]: 82 Greeks are executed by the German occupation forces in [[Epirus]]. | + | *[[October 3]]: 82 Greeks are executed by the German occupation forces in [[Ligiades]], [[Epirus]]. |
===November=== | ===November=== | ||
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===December=== | ===December=== | ||
+ | *[[December 8]]: German occupation troops execute 36 Greeks at [[Kerpini]], [[Achaea prefecture]]. | ||
*[[December 13]]: The Holocaust of [[Kalavryta]] takes place as German soldiers execute 1,101 villagers. | *[[December 13]]: The Holocaust of [[Kalavryta]] takes place as German soldiers execute 1,101 villagers. | ||
*[[December 14]]: [[Elias Venezis]]' book "Aeolian Land" ("Αιολική Γη") is published. | *[[December 14]]: [[Elias Venezis]]' book "Aeolian Land" ("Αιολική Γη") is published. | ||
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===March=== | ===March=== | ||
*[[March 29]]: [[Vangelis Papathanasiou]], composer. | *[[March 29]]: [[Vangelis Papathanasiou]], composer. | ||
+ | ===April=== | ||
+ | *[[April 29]]: [[Yiannis Kalatzis]], singer | ||
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===May=== | ===May=== | ||
*[[May 17]]: [[Viki Moscholiou]], singer | *[[May 17]]: [[Viki Moscholiou]], singer | ||
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===December=== | ===December=== | ||
*[[December 1]]: [[Nicholas Negroponte]], [[Greek-American]] architect and computer scientist | *[[December 1]]: [[Nicholas Negroponte]], [[Greek-American]] architect and computer scientist | ||
+ | *[[December 12]]: [[Vassilis Alexakis]], novelist. | ||
*[[December 14]]: [[Zoe Laskari]], actress. | *[[December 14]]: [[Zoe Laskari]], actress. | ||
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===Unknown=== | ===Unknown=== | ||
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==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
===January=== | ===January=== | ||
+ | *[[January 4]]: [[Georgios Ivanof]], swimmer, resistance fighter | ||
*[[January 14]]: [[Ioannis Tsigantes]], resistance leader | *[[January 14]]: [[Ioannis Tsigantes]], resistance leader | ||
*[[January 17]]: [[Antonis Travlantonis]], author. | *[[January 17]]: [[Antonis Travlantonis]], author. | ||
*[[January 21]]: Col. [[Konstantinos Davakis]], [[WWII]] hero | *[[January 21]]: Col. [[Konstantinos Davakis]], [[WWII]] hero | ||
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===February=== | ===February=== | ||
*[[February 4]]: [[Kostas Perrikos]], resistance leader | *[[February 4]]: [[Kostas Perrikos]], resistance leader | ||
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===June=== | ===June=== | ||
*[[June 6]]: [[Pantelis Pouliopoulos]], Greek communist leader | *[[June 6]]: [[Pantelis Pouliopoulos]], Greek communist leader | ||
+ | *[[June 27]]: [[Vangelis Papazoglou]], [[rebetiko]] songwriter and singer | ||
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===Unknown=== | ===Unknown=== | ||
*[[Konstantinos Nider]], general | *[[Konstantinos Nider]], general |
Latest revision as of 12:22, March 7, 2014
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Events
January
- January 4: Swimmer Georgios Ivanof of Iraklis Salonica, is executed during the German occupation. To honor his memory the club names its basketball court to Ivanofio (Ιβανόφειο) after him.
- January 14: Major Ioannis Tsigantes, leader of the resistance movement Midas 614, is slain during a battle with Italian carabinieri.
- January 19: The "RHS Vasilissa Olga" sinks the Italian ship Stromboli off the coast of Tunisia.
February
- February 4: Kostas Perrikos, head of resistance group PEAN is executed by the Germans.
- February 12: Greek guerrilas attack and defeat an Italian battalion at Oxynia, Thessaly.
- February 16: Italian occupation troops execute 118 Greeks from Domeniko and Mesochori, Larisa prefecture.
March
- March 5: Dozens of Greeks are killed during a protest against conscription by the occupying Axis powers.
- March 6: ELAS guerrilas attack a convoy of Italian occupation troops at Fardykampos near Siatista, Macedonia. They capture 600 prisoners and much war materiel.
- March 12: Italian occupation troops execute 40 Greeks at Tsaritsani.
- March 15: The first convoy of Greek Jews leaves for Auschwitz.
- March 20: Italian occupation troops execute several Greeks in Kastoria, western Macedonia. Among those killed is the local priest Father Ch. Papachristou.
- March 23: Archbishop Damaskinos and several Greek business leaders formally request that measures be taken by the Logothetopoulos government for the protection of Greek Jews.
April
- April 7: Col. Stefanos Sarafis becomes commander of resistance movement ELAS.
- April 8: Greek guerrilas battle Italian occupation troops and kill 15 near Agia Efthymia, Phocis prefecture.
- April 9: Agia Efthymia, Phocis prefecture, is destroyed by Italian occupation troops in retaliation for an ambush by Greek guerrilas on the previous day.
June
- June 6: Greek communist leader, Pantelis Pouliopoulos, is executed by the Italians near Larisa.
- June 25: 200,000 Greeks take to the streets in a general strike against the German occupation authorities.
July
- July 13: German occupation troops burn down the village of Kefalovryso, Ioannina prefecture, Epirus. Among those executed is the village priest.
- July 22: Thousands protest in Athens against the expansion of the Bulgarian occupation zone in Macedonia.
August
- August 16: The village of Kommeno, Arta prefecture, is destroyed by the Germans. 317 of its inhabitants are slain.
- August 18: The last convoy of Thessaloniki Jews arrives in Auschwitz concentration camp.
September
- September 8: Italy surrenders to the Allies.
- September 11: German troops kill 10 Greeks as they destroy the village of Aetos, Messenia.
- September 12: Cretan guerrilas under Manolis Bantouvas attack German troops near Viannos, Heraklio prefecture.
- September 14: Greek guerrilas, belonging to the EKKA resistance movement, attack and defeat a group of German soldiers at Skaloula. Five Germans are killed and nearly 20 are wounded.
- September 14: Germans destroy 11 villages in Heraklio prefecture. 352 villagers are killed.
- September 15: German occupation troops execute 42 Greeks at Gdochia, Lasithi prefecture, Crete.
- September 15: German occupation troops execute 19 Greeks at Myrtos, Lasithi prefecture, Crete.
- September 15: The Italian garrison of Kefalonia rebels against the Germans. They will fight for seven days assisted by Greek ELAS guerrilas.
- September 22: The Italian garrison of Kefalonia surrenders to the Germans.
- September 26: The RHS Vasilissa Olga is sunk off the coast of Leros by German bombers.
- September 29: 49 Greeks are executed in Paramythia, Epirus by ethnic Albanians and Nazis.
- September 30: 10 Greeks are executed in Patra by the Nazis.
October
November
- November 7: German Nazi forces destroy the larger part of Karpenisi by setting it on fire.
- November 26: German occupying forces execute 118 hostages in Monodendri, Laconia.
December
- December 8: German occupation troops execute 36 Greeks at Kerpini, Achaea prefecture.
- December 13: The Holocaust of Kalavryta takes place as German soldiers execute 1,101 villagers.
- December 14: Elias Venezis' book "Aeolian Land" ("Αιολική Γη") is published.
- December 18: German occupation forces execute 133 persons at Drakia, Thessaly.
Births
March
- March 29: Vangelis Papathanasiou, composer.
April
- April 29: Yiannis Kalatzis, singer
May
- May 17: Viki Moscholiou, singer
July
- July 15: Loukianos Kilaidonis, singer, songwriter
October
- October 19: Takis Economopoulos, football player
- October 29: Dusan Ivkovic, basketball coach.
- October 31: Aristotelis Pavlidis, politician
December
- December 1: Nicholas Negroponte, Greek-American architect and computer scientist
- December 12: Vassilis Alexakis, novelist.
- December 14: Zoe Laskari, actress.
Unknown
- Frangiskos Sourpis, footballer, medical doctor
- Theodoros Bechrakis, Mayor of Athens
Deaths
January
- January 4: Georgios Ivanof, swimmer, resistance fighter
- January 14: Ioannis Tsigantes, resistance leader
- January 17: Antonis Travlantonis, author.
- January 21: Col. Konstantinos Davakis, WWII hero
February
- February 4: Kostas Perrikos, resistance leader
- February 27: Kostis Palamas, poet
June
- June 6: Pantelis Pouliopoulos, Greek communist leader
- June 27: Vangelis Papazoglou, rebetiko songwriter and singer
Unknown
- Konstantinos Nider, general