– Collected by Ioannis Fidanakis “The English tried to obstruct the landing of Greek troops in Crete, and the European press is unfriendly. SInce Europe wishes to prevent our national integration, we should forment a general revolt in Turkey, and […]
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Ioannis Metaxas was bothered by the question of succession and to this extent his so-called Last Political Will and Testament, To Politevma tou Ioannou Metaxa (The Political Regime of Ioannis Metaxas), setting out the general outline of a future constitution […]
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The following are speeches from Ioannis Metaxas, taken from recorded sources: «May God perserve Greece and guard the Race» «We must subordinate our appettites, our passions and our egoism to the wholeness of the National interest. This way we […]
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19 October 1939 “It is important to us here in Greece, and we are not particularly interested what other societies and foreign countries think of it. Here it is simply linked to the very existence and survival of Greek society. […]
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Taken from Ioannis Metaxas’ diary. It concerns the official proclamation of the Regime of the Fourth of August 1936: To the Greek People, While the Parliament elected after the long domestic adventures of the Nation in January 1936, in order […]
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Taken from the statements of Ioannis Metaxas when he himself took over the Ministry of Education (29 November 1938) […] I expect from all the teaching staff undivided assistance. I want to tell you about a trait of my character, […]
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Excerpts of a speech by Ioannis Metaxas at the First Congress of the Regional Commanders of the EON. Concering the organization’s objectives: “What are the aims of the organization? King! (Tempest of applause, acclamations and manifesations of all types) King! Country! […]
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John Metaxas (Greek Ιωάννης Μεταξάς, April 12, 1871 – January 29, 1941) was a Greek General and the Prime Minister of Greece from 1936 until his death. Born in Ithaca but grown in Kefalonia, John Metaxas was a career soldier, first […]
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The Epic Victory by Greece-Its Significance 65 Years Later Parallels Ancient Salamis For The Civilized World {Stated sadly and bitterly during the Nuremberg trials after WWII, by Hitler ‘s dejected Chief of Staff Field Marshall Keitel: “The unbelievable strong resistance […]
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One of the main symbols of the Fourth of August regime was the labrys. The labrys is the double-headed axe, known to the Classical Greeks and to modern Greek speakers as pelekys (πέλεκυς). Metaxas chose the labrys as one of the […]
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