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Damaskinos of Athens
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Archbishop Damaskinos Papandreou, born Dimitrios Papandreou, was the archbishop of Athens and All Greece from 1941 until his death in 1949. He was also the regent of Greece between the pull-out of the
Archbishop Damaskinos, 1945
Archbishop Damaskinos, 1945
Damaskinos as regent of Greece with the chiefs of the armed forces, February 1945
Damaskinos as regent of Greece with the chiefs of the armed forces, February 1945
Damaskinos, Archbishop and Regent of Greece, with Chloe, daughter of his adviser John Georgakis, Athens, 15 February 1945.
Damaskinos, Archbishop and Regent of Greece, with Chloe, daughter of his adviser John Georgakis, Athens, 15 February 1945.
A statue in Athens
A statue in Athens
Dekemvriana
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The Dekemvriana refers to a series of clashes fought during World War II in Athens from 3 December 1944 to 11 January 1945. The conflict was the culmination of months of tension between the left-wing
Damaskinos of Athens
…priest, a survival from the Middle Ages". During this time, fighting broke out between pro-royalist Greek soldiers and communist partisans in the Dekemvriana events. He took control of the situation in his early term, appointing himself Prime Minister in late 1945. Though he wielded little power in his latter…
A Sherman tank and troops from the 5th (Scottish) Parachute Battalion, British 2nd Parachute Brigade together with their Greek allies, fighting agains
A Sherman tank and troops from the 5th (Scottish) Parachute Battalion, British 2nd Parachute Brigade together with their Greek allies, fighting against members of ELAS in Athens, 18 December 1944.
A crowd in Syntagma Square celebrate their liberation from Axis powers and the coming of the Papandreou Government (18 October 1944).
A crowd in Syntagma Square celebrate their liberation from Axis powers and the coming of the Papandreou Government (18 October 1944).
Unarmed EAM protesters lying dead or wounded on 3 December 1944 in front of the Greek Parliament, while others are running for their lives; moments af
Unarmed EAM protesters lying dead or wounded on 3 December 1944 in front of the Greek Parliament, while others are running for their lives; moments after the first shootings that left at least 28 dead and signalled the beginning of the Dekemvriana events.
ELAS issued pamphlet calling workers from different neighbours of Athens to fight against the Greek Government and their British allies (17 December)
ELAS issued pamphlet calling workers from different neighbours of Athens to fight against the Greek Government and their British allies (17 December)