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Religion, Ideology and National Identity in the 4th of August regime
This article explores the relation between ideology, national identity and religion in the palingenetic discourse of the 4th of August regime in Greece, which was established by Metaxas in 1936through a coup d’etat. The paper “Fascism and Religion: The Metaxas Regime in Greece […]
Read more »The Fascist hero who changed the course of History
“Hence, we will not say that Greeks fight like heroes, but that heroes fight like Greeks.” (Winston Churchill – 1941) Ioannis Metaxas has been described by many as a fascist, a nationalist, a dictator, a patriot, a leader, and a […]
Read more »The stunning similarities between the EON and the Croatian youth Ustasha Mladez
It’s curious to notice the aesthetic similarities between the looks of the Greek fascist youth movement EON and those of its Croatian equivalent, the Ustaška Mladež. Even when we take into acount the fact that both organizations were existing in a similar period of […]
Read more »A collection of medals from the Metaxas regime
A collection of medals issued by the Metaxas regime. Phrases such as “Molon Lave” (“Come and take them”, the words Leonidas spoke at Thermopylae), and mottos such as “Pistis – Agon – Niki” (“Faith – Struggle – Victory”), together with relevant dates such […]
Read more »The 4th of August – Towards a corporatist state
Metaxas’ willingness to stake the country’s social stability on the German option made it a condition sine qua non that the regime be able to gather some degree of popular support, or at least prevent the people from turning against […]
Read more »Rare pictures of Goebbels’ visit to Metaxas in 1936
It is remarkable that the first visit from a foreign representative to the newly established 4th of August State was to be Joseph Goebbels, Hitler’s Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany. Metaxas had established his regime on August 4, 1936, and […]
Read more »1940 – The formation of the 1st Greek ski battalion
Few days after the Italian invasion through the Greco-Albanian border (October 28, 1940), Ioannis Metaxas and the Greek Army High Command issued an order to set up the 1st Ski Battalion. Until then, there was no formal ski battalion within […]
Read more »Scans of Agrotikon Mellon (Αγροτικών Μέλλον)
Scans from one 1939 issue of Agrotikon Mellon (Αγροτικών Μέλλον), a newspaper issued by the 4th of August state for agricultural matters.
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