These are a number of scans of a booklet issued to the Greek Army. The booklet is 8x11cm in size and contains 64 pages plus font and back cover. Called “Σημειωματαριον του Στρατιωτου“ (“The soldier’s booklet”), it contains a wealth […]
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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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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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In the cold winter of 1940-41, the Greek Army, leaded by General Ioannis Metaxas, defeated the several times bigger Italian army in a military conflict which is now only a footnote in many history books, but one that had a […]
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