Neither fascist nor authoritarian? The dynamics of fascistization in 1930s Greece
In this new academic paper, Keele University faculty member Aristotle Kallis argues that the 4th of August regime was a distinctly Greek facet of the […]
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Religion, Ideology and National Identity in the 4th of August regime
This article explores the relation between ideology, national identity and religion in the palingenetic discourse of the 4th of August regime in Greece, which was established […]
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The Fascist hero who changed the course of History
“Hence, we will not say that Greeks fight like heroes, but that heroes fight like Greeks.” (Winston Churchill – 1941) Ioannis Metaxas has been described […]
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The stunning similarities between the EON and the Croatian youth Ustasha Mladez
It’s curious to notice the aesthetic similarities between the looks of the Greek fascist youth movement EON and those of its Croatian equivalent, the Ustaška Mladež. Even when […]
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A collection of medals from the Metaxas regime
A collection of medals issued by the Metaxas regime. Phrases such as “Molon Lave” (“Come and take them”, the words Leonidas spoke at Thermopylae), and mottos such as […]
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The 4th of August – Towards a corporatist state
Metaxas’ willingness to stake the country’s social stability on the German option made it a condition sine qua non that the regime be able to […]
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Did the 4th of August regime end with Metaxas’ death?
Many people tend to think that the 4th of August regime ended with Ioannis Metaxas’ death in late January 1941. It can be understood, since […]
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Rare pictures of Goebbels’ visit to Metaxas in 1936
It is remarkable that the first visit from a foreign representative to the newly established 4th of August State was to be Joseph Goebbels, Hitler’s Minister […]
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1940 – The formation of the 1st Greek ski battalion
Few days after the Italian invasion through the Greco-Albanian border (October 28, 1940), Ioannis Metaxas and the Greek Army High Command issued an order to […]
Read more »Danza de la Muerte: Greek Arms Dealing in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939
In September 1936, both General Ioannis Metaxas and King George II declared it illegal for Greeks to intervene in the ongoing Spanish Civil War. This […]
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