The Fortress of Bir Hakeim served as one of the most important strongholds of the Free French Army against General Erwin ...

Crete’s sheer size can make deciding where to go a little daunting. This guide can help you decide which side of the island—from its rugged west to its less explored eastern reaches—is right for you.

Outnumbered and outgunned, the Royal Hellenic Air Force faced the Italian invasion of 1940 with barely forty bombers and a handful of fighters. Flying obsolete aircraft against modern Axis forces, ...

A little over 200 years ago, the Greeks began their war of independence from the Ottoman Empire, which had conquered most of ...

The Greek Community of Utah is both typical of Greek communities in the US but also, due to the uniqueness of Utah, quite ...

Nev., has signed on to a new bill that would establish a presumption that certain veterans were exposed to radiation and other toxins at the test site, and get them benefits.

Germany and the US built some of the largest aircraft in World War II, although many of their designs were unsuccessful.

This is the second in a three-part series on this year’s Calpe Conference. Part three will be published tomorrow. By Dr Alex ...

Sonia Sofia Stefanidou, a Greek woman who served as a nurse in 1941, and later went on to operate as a spy against the German ...

The history of Koritsa and its first and second liberations in 1912 and 1914 respectively – The French betrayal – How it was finally incorporated into the Albanian state – The new liberation of ...

When Germany overran Greece in 1941, one last Allied stronghold in the region remained: the island of Crete. With the Italian ...

Plaques commemorating African American soldiers fighting against Nazi Germany in Europe have been removed from a U.S. military cemetery in the Netherlands. Approximately 1 million African American ...