On June 2, 1941, a brutal massacre took place in the village of Kondomari, 18km west of Chania. The Massacre of Kondomari was an execution of male civilians from the village of…
Tag: Battle of Crete
Yesterday, on Monday May 25th, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and the Greek Consulate in Perth, commemorated the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Crete. The ceremony was held at the State…
GCT is live streaming today’s church service & Battle of Crete Commemoration, bringing the church into everyones home. You can watch it here: Greek City Times Facebook
This year’s commemorative anniversary of the Battle of Crete will be engraved in our memories forever, but unfortunately for the wrong reasons. This pandemic, that we are going through, has affected our…
Anthony Albanese, Australian politician serving as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labor Party Sadly we cannot come together and celebrate Greek Independence Day this year. For once, we won’t…
This year, the Cretan Association of Sydney & NSW celebrated a milestone 60 years. To commemorate, in November they held a 60th Anniversary Dinner Dance which saw over 630 people attend, including…
The Battle of Crete was fought during the Second World War on the Greek island of Crete. It began on the morning of 20 May 1941, when Nazi Germany began an airborne invasion of Crete. Greek and other Allied forces, along with Cretan civilians,…
Arthur Legget, an ANZAC, Battle of Crete veteran and ex-prisoner of war, has celebrated a very special milestone, turning 100 years old earlier this month! To honour and celebrate Mr. Leggett, earlier…
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is visiting the town of Chania today where he will meet with officials. The PM’s first meeting scheduled at 10am is with the regional governor, the vice-governor and…
Andreas Leonakis, is raising awareness in memory of The ANZACS, Greek and Allied Forces, The Cretan People and his father Timotheus Leonakis, who fought as a young 16-year-old man in the conflict…
Andreas Conrad Leonakis, is raising awareness in memory of The ANZACS, Greek and Allied Forces, The Cretan People and his father Timotheus Leonakis, who fought as a young 16 year old man…
Anzac Day, 25 April, is one of Australia’s most important national occasions. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First…