Due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, OXI Day celebrations were cancelled across Greece. However, this did not stop students in Neo Souli, Serres, from commemorating the important National Holiday safely and…
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A procession of vehicles drove through the streets of Patras on Wednesday to commemorate OXI Day. Patras is Greece’s third-largest city and the regional capital of Western Greece, in the northern Peloponnese.…
An Air Force pilot of the “Zeus” squadron sent a resounding message to all Greeks “from Orestiada to Gavdos and from Othonos to Kastelorizo” on the anniversary of October 28, 1940 when…
By decision of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, there will be no student and military parades on October 28 to celebrate Oxi Day, as announced by government spokesman Stelios Petsas. It is recalled…
On October 4 1943, (anniversary today), a detachment of German and Italian forces on the Greek island of Crete, lost 17 men in clashes with the Greek Resistance. Two days later, they…
Aliki Vougiouklaki, one of Greece’s all-time favourite entertainers, as her films captivated four generations and not only was Aliki a star, she was also a symbol of post-WWII Greece, bringing joy, hope…
On December 3, 1944, the first Dekemvriana shots are fired in Athens, beginning one of the saddest and bloodiest periods in Greece’s history. This incident in Athens started the bloody period of…
‘Oxi Day’ marks the beginning of Greek post-WWII migrants arriving in Australia and it also highlights the strong bond between the two countries as Anzac troops defended Greece during the war. In…
Retired Air Marshal Constantine Chatzilakos, who is 99 years of age, is a living legend of the Hellenic Air Force. To commemorate ‘OXI Day’ 2019, he spoke with reporter Vassilis Pias for…
OXI Day on October 28, 1940, commemorates the anniversary when former military general and Prime Minister of Greece Ioannis Metaxas said: “OXI” (NO) to an ultimatum made by Italian Prime Minister Benito…
Greece’s President Prokopios Pavlopoulos honoured the memory of fallen Greek soldiers in the Battle of Rimini in Italy on Sunday. The President travelled to Italy and lay a wreath in the memorial…
Greece’s Foreign Ministry announced the burial of Greek soldiers’ remains during a symbolic religious ceremony held in a military cemetery of Kelcyre in Albania. The remains were those of Greek soldiers who…
On Wednesday Greece’s Parliamentarians voted for a resolution which officially invites the government to claim World War II reparations from Germany. Whilst each parliamentarian voted by standing up, the Communist Party (KKE)…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel cited her country’s responsibility for the occupation of Greece and atrocities committed by Nazis during World War II, after laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown…
The Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) published its bulletin on Thursday with the alarming title: “SOS: Greek population is decreasing and ageing,” referring to country’s population decline for the first time since…
On December 3, 1944, the first Dekemvriana shots were fired in Athens, beginning one of the saddest periods in Greece’s history. The Dekemvriana (December events) refers to a series of clashes fought…
Greece will continue to appeal for reparations for its victims of WWII and repayment for a loan it was forced to make during the Nazi occupation, President Prokopis Pavlopoulos told his visiting…
A special committee set up to investigate the war reparations Greece is seeking from Germany, is expected to complete its major report by the end of 2018, Parliament Speaker Nikos Voutsis said…
Greece’s air force has announced that its only surviving Supermarine Spitfire, a British fighter during World War II, will be restored in England, 65 years after its last flight. The air force…
Aliki Vougiouklaki, one of Greece’s all-time favourite entertainers, as her films captivated four generations and not only was Aliki a star, she was also a symbol of post-WWII Greece, bringing joy, hope…