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Apostolos Santas. The German War Flag being raised on the Acropolis of Athens, April 1941. Apostolos Santas ( Greek: Απόστολος Σάντας; 22 February 1922 – 30 April 2011), commonly known as Lakis, was a Greek veteran of the Resistance against the Axis Occupation of Greece during World War II, most notable for his participation ...
The Athens War Museum [1] ( Greek: Πολεμικό Μουσείο Αθήνας ), established on July 18, 1975, is the museum of the Greek Armed Forces. Its purpose is the exhibition of weapon artifacts and the relevant research in the history of war.
Souvlaki take-out platters Chicken souvlaki pita served with a side of French fries in a restaurant in the United States Gyros-style seasoned ground meat packed on a skewer and grilled like souvlaki in Athens Kalamaki
The military history of Greece during World War II began on 28 October 1940, when the Italian Army invaded Greece from Albania, beginning the Greco-Italian War. The Greek Army temporarily halted the invasion and pushed the Italians back into Albania. The Greek successes forced Nazi Germany to intervene. The Germans invaded Greece and Yugoslavia ...
e. The Hellenic State ( Greek: Ελληνική Πολιτεία, romanized : Elliniki Politeia, also translated as Greek State [2]) was the collaborationist government of Greece during the country's occupation by the Axis powers in the Second World War .
The name comes from the Greek γύρος ( gyros, 'circle' or 'turn'). It is a calque of the Turkish döner, from dönmek, also meaning "turn". [7] In Athens and other parts of southern Greece, the skewered meat dish elsewhere called souvlaki is known as kalamaki, while souvlaki is a term used generally for gyros, and similar dishes. [8]
The National Archaeological Museum ( Greek: Εθνικό Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο, romanized : Ethnikó Archaiologikó Mouseío) in Athens houses some of the most important artifacts from a variety of archaeological locations around Greece from prehistory to late antiquity. It is considered one of the greatest museums in the world and contains the richest collection of Greek ...
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) ( Greek: Κέντρο Πολιτισμού Ίδρυμα Σταύρος Νιάρχος (ΚΠΙΣΝ)) is a cultural center complex in the municipality of Kallithea in Attica which includes new facilities for the National Library of Greece (NLG) and the Greek National Opera (GNO), as well as the 210,000 m 2 (2,300,000 sq ft) Stavros Niarchos ...