Scans from Junges Griechenland
These are some scans from the ‘Junges Griechenland’ book (‘Young Greece’), published by Alfred Widenmann in Berlin in 1940.
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The role of sport in Metaxas’ Greece compared to Hitler’s Germany
The regime of Metaxas (1936-1941) was a totalitarian regime with nationalistic and militaristic features. The purpose of this study is to collect and process data about the role of competitive sport and physical education in the regime of Metaxas. An […]
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The EON against the Scouting movement
Like other European countries, Greece was swept up in the 1930s by a strongly nationalist sentiment, and a fascist regime was established in 1936 by General Metaxas. As in Germany and Italy, the Metaxas dictatorship established a youth organization, the Ethniki Organosi Neolaias (EON, […]
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Remebering the ceremony of the first EON phalanx
This is the English translation of an article published in a French newspaper about the swearing ceremony of the first phalanx of the EON, the National Youth Organization, under the presidence of Metaxas. Yesterday at noon, in the presence of the […]
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25 miscellaneous pictures of the EON
The EON (Ethniki Organosis Neolaias) was one of the greatest creations of the 4th of August state. Metaxas believed that the Greek youth should be indoctrinated in the eternal Hellenic values to enable them to create the ‘Third Hellenic civilization‘ […]
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Scans from a 1937 book about the Greek youth
These are a number of scans of a book published by Pyrsos in 1937 in Athens, about the Greek youth. It was written by I. G. Iliakis (whose signature appears on the first inner page) and commissioned by the 4th […]
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Scans from a book about the role of youth in the ‘New State’
These are a number of scans from the book “To Neon Kratos kai o Rolos ton Organoseon tis Neolaias”, with the participation of Theologos Nikoloudis, the head of the sub-Ministry (although it was a full-fledged ministry, and a powerful one, […]
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Egkolpion tou Falangitou – Scans from a booklet for the Greek phalangist
This is a number of scans of a brochure issued by the Greek fascist youth organization EON to phalangists. Titled “Εγκόλπιον του φαλαγγιτου” (literally “Murmur of the phalangist”), it starts with salutations to King George II, to leader Ioannis Metaxas and to […]
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Postcard series of the Greek fascist youth organization EON
A number of scanned postcards from the EON series, issued during the 4th of August regime. The main theme of the series is sports and athletics in the Greek fascist youth organization. As it seems from a couple of scans, these postcards […]
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Pictures from the 1939 Festival of Water
These are 50 pictures taken from an almost pagan Festival which took place near Marathonas dam, Greece, in 1939 under Metaxas. It was called “Festival of Water” (“Η γιορτή του νερού”) and dancers performed a number of dances and rituals […]
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