This is the original obituary published on The Examiner, Wednesday 29 January 1941, about John Metaxas’ death. METAXAS DIES – INSPIRER OF GREEKS London, Wednesday 29 January 1941. – General John Metaxas, the popular Premier-Dictator of Greece, died in […]
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This essay focuses on the diplomatic and especially on the political background in Greece that predated the establishment of Metaxas’ dictatorship. The author analyzes and assesses the events that took place in Greece between 1932 and 1935, just before the […]
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The first and most crucial question to arise in any examination of the “Fourth of August” regime is whether and to what extent it was influenced by contemporary European totalitarian systems. More specifically, since fascist regimes constituted the fashion of […]
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The Greek police played a vital role in maintaining Metaxas’ dictatorship, as nο political party was available for this purpose. Nor was the Army, slnce its loyalty lay to the Κing, who believed -with Metaxas’ agreement- that it should stay […]
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Κηδεία Ι. Μεταξά Omilia Ioanni Metaxa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVypr1kNn4k&feature=youtu.be Greece – December 1937 Metaxas – Papadopoulos Ioannis Metaxas Hellenic Armed Forces – World War II (part 1/2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TvfzwbfbnU&feature=youtu.be Hellenic Armed Forces – World War II (part 2/2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLNe9jMVvYQ&feature=youtu.be Η εγγονή του Ιωάννη […]
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This is a short (fictional) story about Metaxas from an American magazine for children after WW2, which was retrieved in 2005 by priest John W. Ritenbaugh for a sermon called “Don’t Lose Your Focus!”. Here is another something that actually […]
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“Metaxas? They make good brandy,” Joel (who lived for six months in Greece) jokes, when I tell him one of my co-bloggers has asked what Greeks today think of Metaxas, the dictator who ruled Greece during the late 30s. In […]
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