4th of August Regime
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The 4th of August Regime, commonly also known as the Metaxas regime, was a dictatorial regime under the leadership of General Ioannis Metaxas that ruled the Kingdom of Greece from 1936 to 1941.
Propaganda poster of the regime
EON on parade (from its official magazine Neolaia). The double axe, emblem of the organisation, is visible on the standard.
Poster of the Metaxas regime and the General Confederation of Greek Workers promoting the Social Insurance Institute (IKA)
Ioannis Metaxas with King George II and Alexandros Papagos during a meeting of the Anglo-Greek War Council.
Hellenic State (1941–1944)
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The Hellenic State was a Axis puppet state established during the Axis occupation in World War II; being an collaborator of Italy from 1941 to 1943 and of Nazi Germany from 1941 to 1944.
4th of August Regime
…alternative destination of Cyprus was rejected by the British, who feared that it might reinforce Greek claims on the island. Meanwhile, in Greece a fascist puppet government was placed into power by the Axis powers. As the Axis occupation ended, Greece descended into civil war between the communist-dominated forces of the…
Georgios Tsolakoglou with Wehrmacht officers arrives at Macedonia Hall of Anatolia College in Thessaloniki, to sign the surrender (April 1941)
Temporary ID issued in occupied Athens by the Hellenic State, 1942.