A CHILD'S REMEMBRANCE OF LIVING THROUGH WWII By Leonidas Petrakis published in The National Herald February 8, 2020 The National Herald has given HellenicGenealogyGeek.com permission to post articles that are of interest to our group. -------------------------------------------- It is well documented that the Nazis committed many horrific acts of violence against the civilians in occupied Greece during World War II. The ferocity and brutality of the German occupiers intensified greatly as the Resistance was strengthening in1943, and the capitulation of Italy forced them to assume sole responsibility for the Occupation. In their open warfare against the civilians they had the eager participation of Greek collaborators. Kalavryta, Kandanos, Distomo are well documented and known cases of the Nazi brutality, but the atrocity against the Spartiates in the Fall of 1943, although extensively documented is less well known.  The intent of this article is not to retell that atrocity a...

My mother was a 1st generation American girl, born in 1923 Chicago, of parents that were both born in Greece, my grandmother from Sparta and my grandfather from Manthyrea outside of Tripoli.  She has always recounted personal stories from her childhood and teen years growing up in a non-Greek neighborhood in Chicago;  how her parents treated her differently than her brother, how she felt isolated because she wasn't allowed to have non-Greek friends, how her parents were over protective and very strict,  I could not relate to her experiences and felt like she was just being over sensitive. Recently I was looking at the book "Background to Contemporary Greece"  Edited by Marion Sarafis and Martin Eve, published in 1990.  I had ordered it through my local public library inter-library loan program.  One section of the book in particular caught my attention.  "Women in Greek Society" by Janet Hart.  This chapter in the book helps put some of my grand...

The book " Occupation of Chios by the Germans and their Administration on the Island 1941-1944 " by Philip Argenti was published in 1966 by Cambridge University Press.   I am hoping that some of you find the references to this book helpful.  Below you will find the Table of Content s along with the 129 Greek names mentioned in the book.   If you are interested in this book you can work with your local librarian to order it through the inter-library loan program in the U.S. (if you are trying to obtain this book in another country, please contact your local librarian for options). Table of Contents Preface Diplomatic history of Chios since 1912 The German landing on Chios 1941 The German Defence of Chios The administration of Chios by the Germans and their relations with the Greek authorities Life in the island under the German occupation The resistance movements in Chios The dawn of freedom and the German evacuation of Chios The liberation of Chios 1944 ...