Greek

[Louis]

May, 1941, Greek soldiers mingle with a local civilian on Crete prior to the German invasion of the island.

 

[Louis]

Born in Macedonia, Ottoman Empire in 1906, Dimitrios Itsios was a Greek Vlach reserve non-commissioned officer (Sergeant) in the Greek Army during World War II. In April 1941, he was ordered, as head of five soldiers, to defend and maintain the P8 Pillbox in the Omorfoplagia area of Mount Beles near Ano Poroia Serres. Despite ordering all of his men to escape, two stayed with him and they fought until their ammunition was exhausted, causing great losses and killing approximately 230 enemy German soldiers. When the three Greek soldiers surrendered, Itsios, after saying that he had simply done his duty, was assassinated by a German officer. After the war your wife, Anna, managed to retrieve her husband’s bones and transport them for burial in Ano Poroia.

 

[mTk]

Screams for some details as to how the 3 Greek soldiers managed to kill 230 Germans.
Regardless, it seemed to have really pissed off at least one German officer.

 

[Rico]

Screams for some details as to how the 3 Greek soldiers managed to kill 230 Germans.
Regardless, it seemed to have really pissed off at least one German officer.

I’m guessing a bit of propaganda embellishment?

 

[Gunner]

The pillbox was part of the Metaxas Line, a series of fortifications built on the Greek-Bulgarian border.

A Sergeant, he was head of a 5 man crew ordered to defend a pillbox on Mt Mpelles from the approaching German Army, near his home town of Ano Poroia.
In a fierce battle they emptied all of their rounds of ammunition (over 33,000 bullets) into the Axis invaders and not only did they provide cover fire, but they managed to kill 232 German soldiers in the process.
- greekcitytimes.com

Dimitrios Itsios is a Greek Hero.

 

[Louis]

Greek troops in the defense of the Italian attack in the Kleisoura area, 1941.

 

[Louis]

Moment to relax: Greek soldiers and an officer on the Albanian front.

 

[Louis]

Greek soldiers operating a mortar somewhere on the Albanian mountains, 1940-41.

 

[Louis]

Over wrecked Italian L3/33 tankette, a Greek soldier posing with a during the Battle of Elaia-Kalamas, northern Greece, Nov, 1940.

 

[mTk]

Some Greeks are too big for tanks.