It's so inspiring to know how the brave Greeks fought against the fascist Italians and Nazis. But please remember the many Brits, New Zealand and Australian soldiers/airmen and sailors who fought and died for Greece in both the mainland and Crete.
Indeed that happened.I am greek and my grandpa used to say how many soldiers fell on greek ground for help.He used to paint their hair black so they do not get recognised from the Nazis.Also he was telling me about the loads of guns that Allies forces would throw on the mountains by planes so that the greek army is fully supplied.We did it together.We all know that
Beautiful... Thank you warriors of Greece for your mighty sacrifice! And I am sad to see you all but destroyed by the EU today... We will help destroy globalism and we will fight for and with you!
We also fight ourselves and eachother. We need to fight and remove the insurgent politics and commie politics in Greece once and for all and should be the first to do so!
I am Greek-American and live in a town in NY outside Rochester called GREECE named in honor of the Greek War of Independence but sadly the Greek race is being attacked with racist slurs publicly by a local politician who hates Greeks and the other politicians refuse to condemn him.
Nobody remembers the Greek women, who carried ammunition on their backs through cold and snow to supply the front lines, who carried food and water to the troops through the harshest environments and under artillery fire, who supplied the troops with clean clothes and shoes. Those who joined the resistance and helped the Allied forces with espionage and intelligence! Those who fought alongside men, like men, because in Greece even women fight! We owe them at least our gratitude for the sacrifices they made! HONOR AND GLORY TO THE GREEK WOMEN! ΤΙΜΗ ΚΑΙ ΔΟΞΑ ΣΤΙΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΔΕΣ!
+Labrinos Kalliakoudas there weren't only 2 times patriot....but 4 times.... 1st time: Greece vs Persians 2nd time: Greek Bzantine Empire vs Arabs 3rd:Greek Byzantine Empire vs Moggols(they actually stopped because of our existence) and 4th: Greece against thw Axis... HELLAS(=Greece): The big start and hope of all western civilization (plz dont say the opposite, this is a fact)
***** Γαμηδι ακου...Ο ΙΔΙΟΣ Ο ΣΤΑΛΙΝ ειπε οτι αν δεν αντιστεκονταν οι Ελληνες και αναγκαζονταν οι γερμανοι να στειλουν στρατο με αποτελεσμα να αργησει η επιθεση τους στην Ρωσια ΔΕΝ θα ειχαν προλαβει να ανασυνταχθουν για να αμυνθουν σωστα...ΓΑΜΗΜΕΝΕ ΑΛΟΔΑΠΕ ΔΕΝ ΞΕΡΩ ΑΠΟ ΠΟΥ ΣΚΑΤΑ ΕΙΣΑΙ ΑΛΛΑ ΣΕ ΠΟΝΑΕΙ ΠΟΥ ΔΕΝ ΕΙΣΑΙ ΕΛΛΗΝΑΣ ΠΟΥΤΑΝΑ ΣΤΕΛΛΙΤΣΑ...
+Stelios Skavdis Πρώτον... Όταν λέω σωσαμε την Ευρώπη δεν εννοώ ότι πήγαμε σε κάθε χώρα ξεχωριστά και διωξαμε τους ναζι... Νομίζω και ένα πενταχρονο θα το καταλάβαινε αυτό...Δεύτερον Με την ηθική μας λοιπόν αν το θες έτσι συμβαλλαμε - σωσαμε την Ευρώπη με ποια έννοια : Συμβαλλαμε στην γενική αντιμετώπιση των ναζι (τότε μόνη αντίσταση ήταν η Ρωσία και κυρίως η Αγγλία) και "σωσαμε" την Ρωσία αφού ο ίδιος ο Στάλιν δήλωσε αυτά που έγραψα παραπάνω... Τρίτον... Θέλεις αποδείξεις ? οκ... Το βίντεο το είδες ? Και τέταρτον ΕΝΑΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΑΣ ΔΕΝ ΑΠΟΚΑΛΕΙ ΤΟΝ ΣΥΜΠΑΤΡΙΏΤΗ ΤΟΥ "ΚΩΛΟΕΛΛΗΝΑ" Ο Τ Ι ΚΑΙ ΝΑ ΕΧΕΙ ΠΕΙ - ΚΑΝΕΙ ΕΚΤΟΣ ΑΠΟ ΠΡΟΔΟΣΊΑ... Γι αυτό σε είπα αλλοδαπό...
+Stelios Skavdis Χωρις την καθυστερηση μας την "2μηνη",(αν και δεν ηταν 2μηνη,αλλα 6μηνη συνολικα με τον σχεδιασμο),οι Ναζι θα πηγαιναν στη Ρωσια Ανοιξη του 41 κι οχι τον Αυγουστο.Αυτο θα ειχε σαν αποτελεσμα να μην εχουν σαν επιπλεον αντιπαλο τον βαρυ χειμωνα,και οι Ρωσοι με τη σειρα τους δεν θα μπορουσαν να ξαναμαζεψουν τα κομματια τους....Απτην αλλη πλευρα,οι Αμερικανοι δεν θα πατουσαν Ευρωπη(τοσο ευκολα τουλχστον) αν οι Γερμανοι δεν επαοζαν σε τριπλο ταμπλω(Ρωσια-Αφρικη-Ευρωπη)......Η ΣΥΜΒΟΛΗ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ ΛΟΙΠΟΝ ΗΤΑΝ ΚΑΘΟΡΙΣΤΙΚΗΣ ΣΗΜΑΣΙΑΣ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΤΕΛΙΚΗ ΕΚΒΑΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΠΟΛΕΜΟΥ....
+Stelios Skavdis Οποτε Συμπατριωτη Στελιο σωστα λες,δεν σωσαμε την Ευρωπη, ΣΩΣΑΜΕ ΤΟΝ ΚΟΣΜΟ....Μπορει οχι με τις πολυαριθμες στρατιες μας, αλλα με την παληκαρια μας,ανακατεψαμε και τελικα σκατωσαμε τα σχεδια του Χιτλερ....
Why nobody ever speaks about the greco-german war in 1941? The greeks were already pushing back the italian forces at the western front and the bulgarian forces at the eastern front. Yes, they were outnumbered and poorly equipped and got no help from the Allies to these fronts. Then the Germans came and intervened but instead of attacking the greek army head on, the German troops invaded through Bulgaria. The bulk of the Greek army was on the Albanian border and could not spare troop reinforcements to the the Bulgarian defensive line. The germans tried to circle the greeks but some troops managed to get in time to the Metaxas Line and man the fortifications. In the battle of Metaxas line the greeks stopped the germans who suffered heavy losses. And in fact the greeks defeated the germans in every skirmish there. The german troops never managed to capture the Metaxas line. It was only when the greek goverment ordered the greek army to stand down and capitulate to avoid any further slaughter. Even then some troops refused to do so and kept on fighting but the war for mainland Geece was pretty much over. And of course after the above we have the Battle of Crete where the german troops suffered such casualties that certain german divisions used at Crete were never used again. And let us not forget the massive resistance the german troops encountered from the civilian population with the end of the invasion. But how were the greeks able to do these things against all odds? The answer is simple! Most of the soldiers were praying during this struggle and as Orthodox christians God helped them. That's why the german officers released them and allowed them to go home. Through the intercession of the Theotokos and the saints the greeks managed to do these. And that's why the germans didn't harm Mount Athos, because God wouldn't allow that to happen.
martini carbine Yes friend it's true, the whole island of Crete rose to fight he Germans when they attacked it, from the civilian men to the priests and the nuns, even elderly men with their walking sticks killed some German commandos as they were falling from the sky. As for how the Germans managed to occupy Greece in two months as molossian shepherd said, they avoided the main Greek army and with their Bulgarian allies marched through the country whilst the Greek army was busy driving back the Italians and occupying their Albanian allies. Your father was part of the British empires allied forces in Crete? Kudos to him and to the rest of the allies for fighting in our side.
Or because Nazi ideals did not allow them to ravage Christian holy sites, and the reason greek troops were not killed and could defend themselves from the giant crashing over them was the terrain and courage of those men. The Nazi officers let the people go back to their homes because they surrendered willingly.
@@Nikonomicon not so true.germans officers and soldiers made terrible things to civilians.if you want real facts make a research you will discover that the highest % of nazis was the satan on human form
And let’s not forget that all the Albanians were fighting alongside Italians against Greece once more. As they happily did in the past alongside the ottomans...!
@Wake No. Arvanites were Greeks.Many Albanians have greek DNA.Just the Ottomans mess people.force them the Islamic religion.The Ottomans mess people moving people around.
My Grandfather left his island of Kythera to fight on the Albanian border leaving his young family. He got severely burnt yet returned to live to 99yo.
200 YEARS FREE! Freedom or death. Thank you to my ancestors for granting me the opportunity to live my life to the fullest, through immense sacrifice. Zhto h Ellas.
"We will not say that Greeks fight like heroes, but we will say that heroes fight like Greeks" - Winston Churchill. Learn the story of OXI Day on how the determination and resilience of our Greek ancestors denied the Nazi forces access into our homeland and drove the Italian forces back over the border in a pivotal moment of WWII.
Είπε μια μαλακια ο τσορτιλ και το πήρες σοβαρά εσύ. Τα ίδια παντελακη μου τα ίδια Παντελή μου. Δεν γίνεται όλοι οι Έλληνες να είναι ήρωες,. Πολλοί ήταν δοσιλογοι, άλλοι διλοι. Αρκετοί με την μεριά του Χίτλερ.
My mother told me about my grand father and others who were involved as a group against the Nazi's, and there were traitors that informed the Nazi's . Someone tipped of my father and other's about the Nazi's being informed about them,so my grand mother and her children escaped into the mountains, and as they were escaping they were hearing gunfire in the back ground (probably coming from there village). The next day the church bells were ringing in the town square, which drew the towns people in to see, and it was the Nazi's that were ringing the bell .They showed the town folk a bus full of dead Greeks, and warned against any up rising against the German occupation . My mother was a little girl at the time and she told me the story. This took place on the Island of Lesbos in a village . I wanted to ask my Grand father for more details about this story, but at the time he had Alzheimer(he died in the 1990's ) and my aunt did not want me to stir up a bad part of his past.
Great video, which commemorates the contribution of Greece in World War II, in the fight for national survival and the preservation of freedom and democracy. A big thank you to the Greek-American Community for everything they have done for Greece. I feel proud as a Greek, let us not forget that the United States and England were our allies in this war that shaped our modern world.
No one pays no one. Alexander Kitroeff is a great historian. He has studied Greek history in depth and believe me, he knows much more than a lot of Greek people would knew. It happens to know him in personally, so I know what am i talking about. Unless you think that i am paid too..
I think its time for the Europian people to show some respect towards Greece for what we have offered in WW2 instead of being everyday more and more racists...provoking us with offending meanings about our economy and politics,and they have to understand that its the global system and not Greeks fault
As a Greek, I felt a sense of good pride while watching this mini documentary and one cannot ignore what certain prolific world leaders praised about the Greek victory over the Italians. But I would like to add another variable that contributed to the Greek victory: A significant portion of the Italian army did not have the spirit to invade Greece. It wasn't in their hearts. They, like the Greeks, would rather play music, eat, dance, make love and enjoy life. But Mussolini and his Axis cronies forced them into it and, as we all know, paid the price for their arrogance. I'm in no way discrediting the fighting spirit of the Italians. I'm certain they would have repelled a Greek invasion if the tables were turned the other way. Morale plays a massive role when it comes to an outcome of a fight, no matter what the odds are, and the Greeks had all of it, and the Italians had little of it.
through the millenia in the vast o time Greeks always fight against impossible odds FOR the free world.. But what free world gave ever back to greeks? poorness pain misery.. At least this recognition was cheap and they gave it freely
On 28 OF OCTOBER 2022 WE CELEBRATE THE OXI DAY THE GREEKS SAID TO ITALIANS IN 1940 DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR. World War II is considered to be the most formidable of all time known to mankind. It lasted from September 1, 1939 to September 2, 1945. It left about 60 million soldiers dead worldwide and hundreds of thousands of civilians died from torture, executions and starvation. In Greece, 88,300 soldiers and 325,000 civilians lost their lives.
Σήμερα ο Ελληνικός λαός λέει ΟΧΙ στα Μνημόνια και στην τρόικα αλλά ο Πρωθυπουργός λέει ΝΑΙ . Η εξουσία έχει τον πρώτο λόγο και ο λαός θέλει δεν θέλει την ακόλουθη . Ας αποβάλουμε τα συμπλέγματα και την μικροψυχία οι Έλληνες μόνο όταν είναι ενωμένοι νικούν .
greece was beating italy, bulgaria and albania comfortably. britain sends not even a full division of men. 4 days after britain gets remotly involved germany invades greece. i dont know if britains support helped uch.
Widespread industrial unrest gave Metaxas justification to declare a state of emergency on August 4, 1936. With the king's support, he suspended the parliament indefinitely and suspended various articles of the constitution. In a national radio address, The regime created as a result of this self-coup became known as "the 4th of August" after the date of its proclamation.
actually he didn't say no.he said in frenceh alors c'est la guerre means now this is(we have) war ochi means no in modern greek no is an ancient greek word you can find it in compound words such as νηστεύω nistevo νη+εσθίω=τρωγω,νηστεία ,nisteia, ancient meaning is abstain from food,modern meaning don't eat meat,eggs and milk, in holy week most greek are fasting νηστευουν and also every wednesday and friday οther words are νηνεμία(νη+ανεμος) ninemia means no wind ,νήπιο (νη+έπος=λογος) means toddler, νηπενθής (νη+πένθος) means exempt from mourning
Respect to Brits, Anzacs and all who fought and died in Greece too. Those proud days Greeks stood together, that is why they succeeded. And later in the Resistance, all the men that went to ELAS pictured here were fighting for their country. Only later they were used by their leaders to promote communism and that lead to civil war. No Greek fought the Axis in the name of communism nor capitalism. They were later used by elitistic people with political agendas of their own. If Greeks of today understand that Politics, and Ideologies are means of Mass Control, they will be the strongest of all.
Very good effort to keep and promote the spirit of OXI Day in the US, especially because modern-day English-speaking historians, like John Keegan and Anthony Beevor, try to reduce the importance of the OXI day in the outcome of WW2. Their position is that the Greek campaign did not delay the German attack against Russia, because the weather was bad with many rains that turned the Russian plain into a mud field unsuitable for tanks, so the Germans had to wait regardless of the campaign in Greece. Unfortunately, these positions find their way into modern videos created about WW2, seen by hundreds of thousand viewers on CZcams, so your efforts are of exceptional importance. However, I would like to point out that the Greek soldier pictures shown after 2:12 and the demonstration, are not from what happened on October 28, 1940. These are pictures of communist guerillas, probably from the Civil war that followed, and the demonstration was the one organized by the Greek Communist party in Syntagma square when the Germans left Athens in 1944. Also, the troops shown parading and riding in armored cars, were from the liberation of Athens in 1944 and were Greek and British troops. If you do not have original film material from October 28, 1940, allow me to give you some links bellow, for videos of the Athens War Museum: czcams.com/video/dM0pdlvCkwE/video.html czcams.com/video/yV7dOKk8_pc/video.html czcams.com/video/GSnKjq4DcnI/video.html czcams.com/video/HblloDEoQzI/video.html My complaint is that although there are hundreds of videos in the Athens War Museum and the Hellenic Army General Staff archives, including the Greek forces in Korea and the bloodiest battle at Outpost Harry, none of these videos have English subtitles, at the very least, so that non-Greek people can learn about these events, from official Greek sources. Maybe your foundation can cooperate with the relevant Greek institutions and improve this situation.
I remember flying a heavily subsidized Olympic Airways to Istanbul from Athens and realizing that this kind of waste cannot continue. There are a myriad other examples. After all Greece has less population than Istanbul, without the EU its Drachma would be completely devalued today, which in a way would be good for tourists though not quite as good for the Greeks.
The most hillarious bit of this comment isn't you telling me to read a book, it's your regard towards history. You must see it as a mere sequence of dates and events. But the fact a Greek tells people to read, is a true irony. I don't remember anyone holding a book on a park bench, bus or train. They're all holding a smart phone! Υ.Γ. νιώθεις κάπως καλύτερα τώρα που είπες σε κάποιον να διαβάσει; Το κατάλαβες το σχόλιό μου; Υ.Γ. Καλά, άσε, δε θα κάνω και διάλογο με τα στοκάδια..
Nowdays Greece have only one enemie, Turkey!A country who was in axis side and join allies only few weeks before ww2 ends when they realise that allies will win...they never fight axis never lost a men...and look how USA and Europeans help Turkey nowdays instead of Greece...next time dont count on Greek people ..Greek's are so upset from "allies" "help" ...
Metaxas was a fascist dictator. He admired Musolini it was very diffcult for him to say no. He and his generals didn t think that the army and the greeks have the power to stop the Italians. But they did although some of them fought with guns from the I World War. USA now uses this part of the greek history as a propaganda tool. Greeks resisted no matter what your as feels about it, if your infomartion lacks read a book. It ain t gonna get you fatter, but wiser
Hm.. I'm guessing the fact Greece was in debt to the Brits had nothing to do with "oxi day" (my ass)... Historic documentaries of the 21st century are a joke. People always get half the information, and stick to what's on a screen. The worst bit is, this is what history as a class teaches in schools. Half the facts.
It's so inspiring to know how the brave Greeks fought against the fascist Italians and Nazis. But please remember the many Brits, New Zealand and Australian soldiers/airmen and sailors who fought and died for Greece in both the mainland and Crete.
Of course with our alies.
There is an ally war cemetery in Crete. Nobody is forgotten.
Indeed that happened.I am greek and my grandpa used to say how many soldiers fell on greek ground for help.He used to paint their hair black so they do not get recognised from the Nazis.Also he was telling me about the loads of guns that Allies forces would throw on the mountains by planes so that the greek army is fully supplied.We did it together.We all know that
@@Arkoudeides. your alies make all the thing worst for the Greeks because British troops dint have generals or training
Australians and New Zealanders mostly.
Beautiful... Thank you warriors of Greece for your mighty sacrifice! And I am sad to see you all but destroyed by the EU today... We will help destroy globalism and we will fight for and with you!
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we fight all the time for the humanity,for freedom and again we fight alone!!!
Ελα μω ντε
We also fight ourselves and eachother. We need to fight and remove the insurgent politics and commie politics in Greece once and for all and should be the first to do so!
I Have one Life...
And i am PROUD to be GREEK...
Opa!
Me too!
I am Greek-American and live in a town in NY outside Rochester called GREECE named in honor of the Greek War of Independence but sadly the Greek race is being attacked with racist slurs publicly by a local politician who hates Greeks and the other politicians refuse to condemn him.
I almost cryied..greek man are so brave ..i am so proud of them!!
we are few but we are crazy when united nobody can stop us φιλοτιμο έλληνες greek pride
Nobody remembers the Greek women, who carried ammunition on their backs through cold and snow to supply the front lines, who carried food and water to the troops through the harshest environments and under artillery fire, who supplied the troops with clean clothes and shoes. Those who joined the resistance and helped the Allied forces with espionage and intelligence! Those who fought alongside men, like men, because in Greece even women fight! We owe them at least our gratitude for the sacrifices they made!
HONOR AND GLORY TO THE GREEK WOMEN!
ΤΙΜΗ ΚΑΙ ΔΟΞΑ ΣΤΙΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΔΕΣ!
Bravo fellow Greeks Όχι day the best day
2nd time in history we save Europes ass...1rst with Persian wars and 2nd with Gemans...Thank you for thanking us that way Europe...
+Labrinos Kalliakoudas there weren't only 2 times patriot....but 4 times....
1st time: Greece vs Persians
2nd time: Greek Bzantine Empire vs Arabs
3rd:Greek Byzantine Empire vs Moggols(they actually stopped because of our existence)
and 4th: Greece against thw Axis...
HELLAS(=Greece): The big start and hope of all western civilization
(plz dont say the opposite, this is a fact)
***** Γαμηδι ακου...Ο ΙΔΙΟΣ Ο ΣΤΑΛΙΝ ειπε οτι αν δεν αντιστεκονταν οι Ελληνες και αναγκαζονταν οι γερμανοι να στειλουν στρατο με αποτελεσμα να αργησει η επιθεση τους στην Ρωσια ΔΕΝ θα ειχαν προλαβει να ανασυνταχθουν για να αμυνθουν σωστα...ΓΑΜΗΜΕΝΕ ΑΛΟΔΑΠΕ ΔΕΝ ΞΕΡΩ ΑΠΟ ΠΟΥ ΣΚΑΤΑ ΕΙΣΑΙ ΑΛΛΑ ΣΕ ΠΟΝΑΕΙ ΠΟΥ ΔΕΝ ΕΙΣΑΙ ΕΛΛΗΝΑΣ ΠΟΥΤΑΝΑ ΣΤΕΛΛΙΤΣΑ...
+Stelios Skavdis Πρώτον... Όταν λέω σωσαμε την Ευρώπη δεν εννοώ ότι πήγαμε σε κάθε χώρα ξεχωριστά και διωξαμε τους ναζι... Νομίζω και ένα πενταχρονο θα το καταλάβαινε αυτό...Δεύτερον Με την ηθική μας λοιπόν αν το θες έτσι συμβαλλαμε - σωσαμε την Ευρώπη με ποια έννοια : Συμβαλλαμε στην γενική αντιμετώπιση των ναζι (τότε μόνη αντίσταση ήταν η Ρωσία και κυρίως η Αγγλία) και "σωσαμε" την Ρωσία αφού ο ίδιος ο Στάλιν δήλωσε αυτά που έγραψα παραπάνω... Τρίτον... Θέλεις αποδείξεις ? οκ... Το βίντεο το είδες ? Και τέταρτον ΕΝΑΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΑΣ ΔΕΝ ΑΠΟΚΑΛΕΙ ΤΟΝ ΣΥΜΠΑΤΡΙΏΤΗ ΤΟΥ "ΚΩΛΟΕΛΛΗΝΑ" Ο Τ Ι ΚΑΙ ΝΑ ΕΧΕΙ ΠΕΙ - ΚΑΝΕΙ ΕΚΤΟΣ ΑΠΟ ΠΡΟΔΟΣΊΑ... Γι αυτό σε είπα αλλοδαπό...
+Stelios Skavdis Χωρις την καθυστερηση μας την "2μηνη",(αν και δεν ηταν 2μηνη,αλλα 6μηνη συνολικα με τον σχεδιασμο),οι Ναζι θα πηγαιναν στη Ρωσια Ανοιξη του 41 κι οχι τον Αυγουστο.Αυτο θα ειχε σαν αποτελεσμα να μην εχουν σαν επιπλεον αντιπαλο τον βαρυ χειμωνα,και οι Ρωσοι με τη σειρα τους δεν θα μπορουσαν να ξαναμαζεψουν τα κομματια τους....Απτην αλλη πλευρα,οι Αμερικανοι δεν θα πατουσαν Ευρωπη(τοσο ευκολα τουλχστον) αν οι Γερμανοι δεν επαοζαν σε τριπλο ταμπλω(Ρωσια-Αφρικη-Ευρωπη)......Η ΣΥΜΒΟΛΗ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ ΛΟΙΠΟΝ ΗΤΑΝ ΚΑΘΟΡΙΣΤΙΚΗΣ ΣΗΜΑΣΙΑΣ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΤΕΛΙΚΗ ΕΚΒΑΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΠΟΛΕΜΟΥ....
+Stelios Skavdis Οποτε Συμπατριωτη Στελιο σωστα λες,δεν σωσαμε την Ευρωπη, ΣΩΣΑΜΕ ΤΟΝ ΚΟΣΜΟ....Μπορει οχι με τις πολυαριθμες στρατιες μας, αλλα με την παληκαρια μας,ανακατεψαμε και τελικα σκατωσαμε τα σχεδια του Χιτλερ....
Why nobody ever speaks about the greco-german war in 1941?
The greeks were already pushing back the italian forces at the western front and the bulgarian forces at the eastern front. Yes, they were outnumbered and poorly equipped and got no help from the Allies to these fronts. Then the Germans came and intervened but instead of attacking the greek army head on, the German troops invaded through Bulgaria. The bulk of the Greek army was on the Albanian border and could not spare troop reinforcements to the the Bulgarian defensive line. The germans tried to circle the greeks but some troops managed to get in time to the Metaxas Line and man the fortifications. In the battle of Metaxas line the greeks stopped the germans who suffered heavy losses. And in fact the greeks defeated the germans in every skirmish there. The german troops never managed to capture the Metaxas line. It was only when the greek goverment ordered the greek army to stand down and capitulate to avoid any further slaughter. Even then some troops refused to do so and kept on fighting but the war for mainland Geece was pretty much over.
And of course after the above we have the Battle of Crete where the german troops suffered such casualties that certain german divisions used at Crete were never used again.
And let us not forget the massive resistance the german troops encountered from the civilian population with the end of the invasion.
But how were the greeks able to do these things against all odds? The answer is simple! Most of the soldiers were praying during this struggle and as Orthodox christians God helped them. That's why the german officers released them and allowed them to go home. Through the intercession of the Theotokos and the saints the greeks managed to do these. And that's why the germans didn't harm Mount Athos, because God wouldn't allow that to happen.
martini carbine
Yes friend it's true, the whole island of Crete rose to fight he Germans when they attacked it, from the civilian men to the priests and the nuns, even elderly men with their walking sticks killed some German commandos as they were falling from the sky.
As for how the Germans managed to occupy Greece in two months as molossian shepherd said, they avoided the main Greek army and with their Bulgarian allies marched through the country whilst the Greek army was busy driving back the Italians and occupying their Albanian allies.
Your father was part of the British empires allied forces in Crete? Kudos to him and to the rest of the allies for fighting in our side.
Or because Nazi ideals did not allow them to ravage Christian holy sites, and the reason greek troops were not killed and could defend themselves from the giant crashing over them was the terrain and courage of those men. The Nazi officers let the people go back to their homes because they surrendered willingly.
@@Nikonomicon not so true.germans officers and soldiers made terrible things to civilians.if you want real facts make a research you will discover that the highest % of nazis was the satan on human form
They actually attacked mainly through yugoslavian territory, since the metaxas line proved to be a headache for the germans and bulgarians .
It's told that you could here hitler screaming at Mussolini some houses away
And let’s not forget that all the Albanians were fighting alongside Italians against Greece once more. As they happily did in the past alongside the ottomans...!
@Wake No. Arvanites were Greeks.Many Albanians have greek DNA.Just the Ottomans mess people.force them the Islamic religion.The Ottomans mess people moving people around.
My Grandfather left his island of Kythera to fight on the Albanian border leaving his young family. He got severely burnt yet returned to live to 99yo.
WHEN YOU HAVE 4000 YEARS MILITARY, YOUR DNA SAY "FIGHT"!!!
PROUD TO BE GREEK!
Soooo very PROUD TO BE GREEK !!!!!
I am and always WILL BE !!!!
also proud to be greek.
200 YEARS FREE! Freedom or death. Thank you to my ancestors for granting me the opportunity to live my life to the fullest, through immense sacrifice. Zhto h Ellas.
When we are united even the gods afraid us..message to the european union
Fuck the EU, HELLAS IS SUPREME.
"We will not say that Greeks fight like heroes, but we will say that heroes fight like Greeks" - Winston Churchill. Learn the story of OXI Day on how the determination and resilience of our Greek ancestors denied the Nazi forces access into our homeland and drove the Italian forces back over the border in a pivotal moment of WWII.
Είπε μια μαλακια ο τσορτιλ και το πήρες σοβαρά εσύ. Τα ίδια παντελακη μου τα ίδια Παντελή μου. Δεν γίνεται όλοι οι Έλληνες να είναι ήρωες,. Πολλοί ήταν δοσιλογοι, άλλοι διλοι. Αρκετοί με την μεριά του Χίτλερ.
Panteleimon Zaikis h
Εξαιρετικό ντοκυμαντέρ. Θα έπρεπε να έχει Ελληνικούς υπότιτλους και να το διαβάσουν Όλοι οι Έλληνες.!
My mother told me about my grand father and others who were involved as a group against the Nazi's, and there were traitors that informed the Nazi's . Someone tipped of my father and other's about the Nazi's being informed about them,so my grand mother and her children escaped into the mountains, and as they were escaping they were hearing gunfire in the back ground (probably coming from there village). The next day the church bells were ringing in the town square, which drew the towns people in to see, and it was the Nazi's that were ringing the bell .They showed the town folk a bus full of dead Greeks, and warned against any up rising against the German occupation . My mother was a little girl at the time and she told me the story. This took place on the Island of Lesbos in a village . I wanted to ask my Grand father for more details about this story, but at the time he had Alzheimer(he died in the 1990's ) and my aunt did not want me to stir up a bad part of his past.
Yes. Sadly, the traitors did a lot of harm.
Dr. Xaos Says..... The Greeks Are Still Paying the Price for That Heroic OXI.....!!!!
Once again the world owes a debt of gratitude to Greece
Brilliant!
I'm proud to be a Greek
We always lead the way....but always left behind
Great video, which commemorates the contribution of Greece in World War II, in the fight for national survival and the preservation of freedom and democracy. A big thank you to the Greek-American Community for everything they have done for Greece. I feel proud as a Greek, let us not forget that the United States and England were our allies in this war that shaped our modern world.
If we Greeks can only stay and fight UNITED!
Ha! yeah right :)
No one pays no one.
Alexander Kitroeff is a great historian. He has studied Greek history in depth
and believe me, he knows much more than a lot of Greek people would knew.
It happens to know him in personally, so I know what am i talking about.
Unless you think that i am paid too..
this is the greece and the greek curage
Μπορεί, η Ελλάδα να είναι(προ το παρόν)μικρή εδαφικά αλλά έχει την δύναμη και το θάρρος δέκα χωρών
Respect !!
Ellada = Freedom, Pride and Honor!
Amazing video...!!!
A GREAT SPIRIT WHICH UNFORTUNATELY SOME HAVE FORGOTTEN , SOME NEVER HAD IT, AND THUS, ALLOW OTHERS TO COME IN AND CRUSH THE SPIRIT OF THOSE THAT DO!
I think its time for the Europian people to show some respect towards Greece for what we have offered in WW2 instead of being everyday more and more racists...provoking us with offending meanings about our economy and politics,and they have to understand that its the global system and not Greeks fault
Western EU countries mock us for being unorganized and emotional but deep down they envy us for our way of life
In fact there was surrender only by the govorment.The citizens went to the mountains and they keep fighting at the and.Then we had a civil war....
Actually,the FIRST victory against the until-then victorious German-Italian-Japanese
Axis of WW2....
Excellent video
Proud TO be Greek ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN.
As a Greek, I felt a sense of good pride while watching this mini documentary and one cannot ignore what certain prolific world leaders praised about the Greek victory over the Italians. But I would like to add another variable that contributed to the Greek victory: A significant portion of the Italian army did not have the spirit to invade Greece. It wasn't in their hearts. They, like the Greeks, would rather play music, eat, dance, make love and enjoy life. But Mussolini and his Axis cronies forced them into it and, as we all know, paid the price for their arrogance. I'm in no way discrediting the fighting spirit of the Italians. I'm certain they would have repelled a Greek invasion if the tables were turned the other way. Morale plays a massive role when it comes to an outcome of a fight, no matter what the odds are, and the Greeks had all of it, and the Italians had little of it.
It's the 28th October 2019!! Xronia Polla!! Happy Independence Day. Thankyou xx
through the millenia in the vast o time Greeks always fight against impossible odds FOR the free world.. But what free world gave ever back to greeks? poorness pain misery.. At least this recognition was cheap and they gave it freely
Inspiring and Hopeful. Proud of my Greek / Hellenic historical heritage. Grateful though to be an American especially in these time.
The Greatest Generation Ever... αυτό κ τίποτα άλλο.
Men ksexasete to kritokozoulous ooe
Nice video!! Really cool stuff I learned!!!
Wonderful video!
Great Article !! I’m Proud To Be of Greek descent 🇬🇷
GOD BLESS OUR MOTHER LAND GREECE ALWAYS ❤🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷👍
ELLADA PATRIDA MA'S AGAPHMENI NA EISE PANTA GERI K DINATI
❤🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷👍👍👍
Brave Greeks 🔥 proud of you ❤
amen
Proud to be Greek!
Proud
I'm italian shame for 28 october .... Italia Grecia una razza una faccia . No war never
Don't be ashamed. No one in Greece blames the Italian people, just the Dictator. Mia fatsa, mia ratsa.
Greeks don't fight like heroes, but heroes fight like Greeks!!!!
We were fighting for glory above all
As a greek I can confirm that is the power of the sparta cuz the old days greece used to have a tons of wars
My Greek brothers unite ✊🏼
A glorious History !
Oxi was my first tattoo , done int he parking lot of my dads Mission Parish.
Wish to be a hacker and show to all Greek people in their Tv that they siuld be PROUD to born GREEK
On 28 OF OCTOBER 2022 WE CELEBRATE THE OXI DAY THE GREEKS SAID TO ITALIANS IN 1940 DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
World War II is considered to be the most formidable of all time known to mankind. It lasted from September 1, 1939 to September 2, 1945. It left about 60 million soldiers dead worldwide and hundreds of thousands of civilians died from torture, executions and starvation. In Greece, 88,300 soldiers and 325,000 civilians lost their lives.
Σήμερα ο Ελληνικός λαός λέει ΟΧΙ στα Μνημόνια και στην τρόικα αλλά ο Πρωθυπουργός λέει ΝΑΙ . Η εξουσία έχει τον πρώτο λόγο και ο λαός θέλει δεν θέλει την ακόλουθη . Ας αποβάλουμε τα συμπλέγματα και την μικροψυχία οι Έλληνες μόνο όταν είναι ενωμένοι νικούν .
*courage
OXIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII AGAINNNNNNN GREEK PEOPLE OXIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII WE CAN DO IT !!!!!!
greece was beating italy, bulgaria and albania comfortably. britain sends not even a full division of men. 4 days after britain gets remotly involved germany invades greece. i dont know if britains support helped uch.
Widespread industrial unrest gave Metaxas justification to declare a state of emergency on August 4, 1936. With the king's support, he suspended the parliament indefinitely and suspended various articles of the constitution. In a national radio address, The regime created as a result of this self-coup became known as "the 4th of August" after the date of its proclamation.
That's contrasting , if you say you are an American theres no reason to be proud of "your" Greek ancestors. Simple as that!
We are!
It's my birthday that day
...μιλόντας για αφέλεια... :)
Philotimo👏👏👏
Freedom or death!
The greek word "όχι" sounds "ochi" and means "no" in Greek...
The letter "X, x" (ex) look like the Greek letter "Χ, χ" (he) ...
actually he didn't say no.he said in frenceh alors c'est la guerre means now this is(we have) war
ochi means no in modern greek
no is an ancient greek word you can find it in compound words such as νηστεύω nistevo νη+εσθίω=τρωγω,νηστεία ,nisteia, ancient meaning is abstain from food,modern meaning don't eat meat,eggs and milk, in holy week most greek are fasting νηστευουν and also every wednesday and friday
οther words are νηνεμία(νη+ανεμος) ninemia means no wind ,νήπιο (νη+έπος=λογος) means toddler, νηπενθής (νη+πένθος) means exempt from mourning
the answer is the greek secret if you know it
Respect to Brits, Anzacs and all who fought and died in Greece too.
Those proud days Greeks stood together, that is why they succeeded. And later in the Resistance, all the men that went to ELAS pictured here were fighting for their country.
Only later they were used by their leaders to promote communism and that lead to civil war. No Greek fought the Axis in the name of communism nor capitalism. They were later used by elitistic people with political agendas of their own. If Greeks of today understand that Politics, and Ideologies are means of Mass Control, they will be the strongest of all.
Oxi : Οχι (no)
I’m also greek
ΑΘΑΝΑΤΗ ΕΛΛΑΣ
Very good effort to keep and promote the spirit of OXI Day in the US, especially because modern-day English-speaking historians, like John Keegan and Anthony Beevor, try to reduce the importance of the OXI day in the outcome of WW2. Their position is that the Greek campaign did not delay the German attack against Russia, because the weather was bad with many rains that turned the Russian plain into a mud field unsuitable for tanks, so the Germans had to wait regardless of the campaign in Greece. Unfortunately, these positions find their way into modern videos created about WW2, seen by hundreds of thousand viewers on CZcams, so your efforts are of exceptional importance.
However, I would like to point out that the Greek soldier pictures shown after 2:12 and the demonstration, are not from what happened on October 28, 1940. These are pictures of communist guerillas, probably from the Civil war that followed, and the demonstration was the one organized by the Greek Communist party in Syntagma square when the Germans left Athens in 1944. Also, the troops shown parading and riding in armored cars, were from the liberation of Athens in 1944 and were Greek and British troops.
If you do not have original film material from October 28, 1940, allow me to give you some links bellow, for videos of the Athens War Museum:
czcams.com/video/dM0pdlvCkwE/video.html
czcams.com/video/yV7dOKk8_pc/video.html
czcams.com/video/GSnKjq4DcnI/video.html
czcams.com/video/HblloDEoQzI/video.html
My complaint is that although there are hundreds of videos in the Athens War Museum and the Hellenic Army General Staff archives, including the Greek forces in Korea and the bloodiest battle at Outpost Harry, none of these videos have English subtitles, at the very least, so that non-Greek people can learn about these events, from official Greek sources. Maybe your foundation can cooperate with the relevant Greek institutions and improve this situation.
the most importent is that metaxa was also a faschist and a dictator.
but .....there are greeks..... and greeks means ''free people''
Greece prove to the word that ….We can WIN the Axis Power !
Hellas impossible to invade....why... OXI!!!!!!!!!
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE GREEK ??
people don't understand !! because GREEK you BORN never became
Makedonia & Cyprus are Greek Lands , Kosovo Is Serbia ... Thats the new OXI ( No ) we need to say ! Wake up everybody !
is Ochi day celebrated all day?
Gostaria de entender esse vídeo, mas não falo essa língua. Que pena!
Greeks dont fight like heroes fight like greeks
Oxi malacca!
5:07 .... well if Josef Dzhugashvili (aka Stalin) are RUSSIAN, then Socrates and Diogenes are Turk and Jew.
ΌΧΙ!
I think they should have spelled it like this OHEE !!!!!!
It is, X = H
Αν έρθεις σαν φίλος όλα καλά σαν εχθρός μη σου τύχουμε
In greece it is oxi not "no" -.-'
pos alakse to dna mas esti mesa se 70 xronia?
Γιώργος Χρυσαφάκης χαρακτήρας άλλαξε όχι το dna... από το κακό στο χειρότερο πάμε
czcams.com/video/eglKhZ4ycGU/video.html
Φορος τιμης απο σουηδικο συγροτημα,προς τους προγονους μας!!
I remember flying a heavily subsidized Olympic Airways to Istanbul from Athens and realizing that this kind of waste cannot continue. There are a myriad other examples. After all Greece has less population than Istanbul, without the EU its Drachma would be completely devalued today, which in a way would be good for tourists though not quite as good for the Greeks.
The most hillarious bit of this comment isn't you telling me to read a book, it's your regard towards history. You must see it as a mere sequence of dates and events.
But the fact a Greek tells people to read, is a true irony. I don't remember anyone holding a book on a park bench, bus or train. They're all holding a smart phone!
Υ.Γ. νιώθεις κάπως καλύτερα τώρα που είπες σε κάποιον να διαβάσει; Το κατάλαβες το σχόλιό μου;
Υ.Γ. Καλά, άσε, δε θα κάνω και διάλογο με τα στοκάδια..
Nowdays Greece have only one enemie, Turkey!A country who was in axis side and join allies only few weeks before ww2 ends when they realise that allies will win...they never fight axis never lost a men...and look how USA and Europeans help Turkey nowdays instead of Greece...next time dont count on Greek people ..Greek's are so upset from "allies" "help" ...
Axis Forces = Cabal ?
Metaxas was a fascist dictator. He admired Musolini it was very diffcult for him to say no. He and his generals didn t think that the army and the greeks have the power to stop the Italians. But they did although some of them fought with guns from the I World War. USA now uses this part of the greek history as a propaganda tool. Greeks resisted no matter what your as feels about it, if your infomartion lacks read a book. It ain t gonna get you fatter, but wiser
Hm.. I'm guessing the fact Greece was in debt to the Brits had nothing to do with "oxi day" (my ass)...
Historic documentaries of the 21st century are a joke.
People always get half the information, and stick to what's on a screen. The worst bit is, this is what history as a class teaches in schools. Half the facts.