The OXI DAY



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Historians credit the Greeks'fierce resistance to the later German paratrooper landings during the Battle of Crete with convincing Hitler that such attacks cost too many German lives.The from-the-air invasion of Crete was the last attempt by the Nazis to use this technique and the extra resources required to subdue Greece drained and distracted the Third Reich from its efforts on other fronts.
Had Metaxas NOT said "No!" , World War II might well have lasted considerably longer.If Greece had agreed to surrender without resistance,Hitler would have been able to invade Russia in spring,rather than making his disastrous attempt to take it in winter. "Western nations,always happy to credit
ancient Greece with the development of democracy,may owe modern Greece an equal but usually unrecognized debt for helping to preserve democracy against its enemies during World War II.


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The historical pics ... ( 9 months ago by poten159)
The historical pics and the drawings r really cool.Nice video
Not only british ... ( 9 months ago by GreekHero16)
Not only british soldiers were defending Crete, but also Australia and New-Zealand
I am Proud to be ... ( 9 months ago by Konstandinos20)
I am Proud to be Greek. WE FIGHT TO THE DEATH TO THE LAST MAN TO THE LAST BREATH. You should be ashamed for your grandpas who were coward and surrender
I am proud i am a ... ( 9 months ago by MALAKAS0)
I am proud i am a Greek and we make resistance to the Axis.Die Fasistic pigs and go to burn forever to hell with your hitler.Greece for ever.
Where can i get ... ( 9 months ago by rockinDAganja)
Where can i get these pictures from? Did you get them from a book or something?
Zervas and EDES, ... ( 9 months ago by IanHunedoara8)
Zervas and EDES, were Italophage, eaters of Italians, drove them out a second time.
Anullu22, where are ... ( 8 months ago by DonZaloog88)
Anullu22, where are you from and did your country have to fight 4 countries simultaniously? i dont think so. so b4 u go trash-talking bout greec, think.
Greek people fought with pride and everything that goez with it. im proud to be greek ^^ ELADA GIA PANTA!
xaxaxa! bravo re, ... ( 8 months ago by DonZaloog88)
xaxaxa! bravo re, marese to telos,eki pou ton kaleses "malaka".
^^
Not only British, ... ( 8 months ago by haichinglu)
Not only British, Australian, and New-Zealand soldiers were defending Crete, but also Greek and Cretan Civilians
Hello stupid, ... ( 7 months ago by 4august)
Hello stupid, Greece at that time WAS Fascist! WE Greek Fasistes fought against the Itali.
amazing drawings!! ( 7 months ago by superunita)
amazing drawings!!
Και στο τελος μας ... ( 7 months ago by ikaros2006)
Και στο τελος μας εριξαν μια μουτζα τα western nations...
We need just 2 ... ( 5 months ago by Anullu22)
We need just 2 weeks to fight greek and yugoslawia down. And I repeat: The british Army defended Crete against the German Paratroopers.
Αποκαλυπτικές ... ( 4 months ago by airfire23)
Αποκαλυπτικές πολιτικές ειδήσεις που αφορουν την Ελλάδα απο τον τουρκολόγο καθηγητή Παντείου Νεοκλή Σαρρή!!! ...Κρίση και στην Ελλάδα... Φίμωση απο τα ΜΜΕ, ΣΥΡΙΖΑ, Σκο
πιανοί, Αναρχικοί, INDYMEDIA>>
watch?v=gp-R4oxd29M ...
Δίωξη του Πατριωτισμού... Aναρχικοί, Άσυλο, Λάος, Πατριωτισμός>>
watch?v=dPvhWKHbCuU
σχολιάζει συχνά και για την Μακεδονία μας... 3/6 - Μακεδονικές και ισλαμικές αντιφάσεις watch?v=h2YgdDFR1hg
du bist ein ... ( 4 months ago by ikaros44)
du bist ein Schwein !!! danke.
Ikare2006 ta eipes ... ( 4 months ago by Psiliasmenos)
Ikare2006 ta eipes se mia frash lakwnikotata!Mia moutza kai sto kalathi twn axrhstwn!!Ayto htan to eyxaristw tous gia ayta pou prosferan oi Ellhnes sthn anthrwpothta!!Kai twra to obama kanei dhmosies sxeseis me tous allies!!
Because we, (Greeks ... ( 3 months ago by 179zaza)
Because we, (Greeks), in opposition with the barbarians, we do not only measure never the crowd of enemy in the battle. (Aeschylus)
And Greek reserve ... ( 3 months ago by KATSANT)
And Greek reserve troops but again they were disspropotionally more effective than the allied forces but the allied forces general (from new Zealand) did not wanted really to use the Greek forces
Για αυτό δεν πρέπει ... ( 2 months ago by Atenejin)
Για αυτό δεν πρέπει ποτέ να εμπιστευόμαστε Αμερικανάκια, Αγγλάκια και τα υπόλοιπα συναφή! Η Ελλάδα πρόσφερε τα μέγιστα στον πόλεμο και τελικά δεν κέρδισε σχεδόν τίπ
οτα...
Sinfono mazi sou ... ( 1 month ago by canellamaria)
Sinfono mazi sou oti then prepi na ebistevomaste tou aglosaxones. Kerdisame pola emis perpatame me to kefali psila kai mas fovounde nase sigouri,kalitera na se fovounde para nase lipounde.
I see your still ... ( 1 month ago by canellamaria)
I see your still scared of us. we gave light to the world we walk with our heads up high you do not even have heads.
You know they say you are what you eat,from what I KNOW YOU EAT ALOT OF SCHWEIN....THE REST IS HISTORY.
Den theloume na mas ... ( 1 month ago by canellamaria)
Den theloume na mas veveosi kanis ti kaname apano stis dikesmas vasis perpatoun,i Germani tonizoun to ipsilon stin alphavita tous,ma einai kai dikia tous?
MOU FENETE ISE ... ( 1 month ago by canellamaria)
MOU FENETE ISE TIFLOS
eimaste ELLINES ! ( 1 month ago by galine3)
eimaste ELLINES !




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