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 declaration included a prohibition on the exportation and re-exportation of munitions. Nonetheless, members of the […]
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“To Neon Kratos” (“The New State”) was the semi-official ideological journal of the 4th of August State, through which the regime tried to promote the ideas of its intellectuals on politics, social philosophy, history and art (plastic arts, music, theatre, literature). The […]
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The policies of the 4th of August regime aimed to stabilize Greece and to protect the state from internal and external threats. Though Metaxas pursued a foreign policy of neutrality, he realized that, given Greece’s strategic position, neutrality would be […]
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Scans of a book by the Kefalonian-born journalist, writer and historian Spyros Linardatos (Σπύρος Λιναρδάτος). A conscious leftist, he wrote several books about the 4th of August regime.
Read more »Ioannis Diakos [Ιωάννης Διάκος] was the private secretary and personal aide of Metaxas. A former journalist-publicist, he was the director of the “Efimeridos ton Ellinon” (“Newspaper of the Greeks”), which was an organ of the Union of Royalists. His relationship with […]
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“When you make your body robust, don’t forget that your soul will also become robust” “The bases for the reform of the New Greek Generation: I want one Youth: Healthy, Strong and Athletic” “Greek traditional sport will become one of […]
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Konstantinos Maniadakis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Μανιαδάκης) was a Greek Army officer and politician who became notorious as the formidably efficient chief of the internal Security Services of the 4th of August Regime (1936–1941). He was born in Sofiko, Corinthia, on 25 July […]
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On the morning of Monday 28 October, 1940, The Daily News in Perth ran this headline on their front page “Greece at war with Italy“. “Greece is at war with Italy” the report started. “An official statement issued in London […]
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Διάφορες Φωτογραφίες – Ε.Ο.Ν., Εθνική Οργάνωση Νεολαίας
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Ioannis Metaxas has been described as a conservative and as a reactionary force against the reformist activity of Venizelos. But, is that true? The truth is that while in office, Metaxas was responsible for some of the most important and innovative […]
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