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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t1. The 1918-built Greek steamship ANTONIOS CHANDRIS, owned by John D. Chandris, captured and sunk on 8 September 1940 by a German auxiliary cruiser WIDDER.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t2. The 1914-built Greek steamship ARIS, owned by Michael M. Xylas, was shelled and sunk on 12 October 1939 by the German submarine U-37.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
![\"3.](\"https:\/\/greekshippingmiracle.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/3_GALAXIAS_1918_1940_LYRAS-1.jpg\")
<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t3. The 1918-built Greek steamship GALAXIAS, owned by M. J. Lyras & Co., half-sunk at the port of Dieppe, France after being bombed on 23 May 1940.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t4. The 1914-built Greek steamship GAROUFALIA, owned by A. G. Lemos family, was torpedoed and sunk on 11 December 1939 by the German submarine U-38. <\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
![\"5_GEORGE_J_GOULANDRIS_Johnson_1941-2\"](\"https:\/\/greekshippingmiracle.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/5_GEORGE_J_GOULANDRIS_Johnson_1941-2.jpg\")
<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t5. The 1913-built Greek steamship GEORGE J. GOULANDRIS, owned by Goulandris Bros., was torpedoed and sunk on 29 June 1941 by the German submarine U-66. <\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t6. The 1913-built Greek steamship KONSTANTINOS HADJIPATERAS, owned by C. Hadjipateras Brothers, mined and sunk on 24 October 1939 about 3 miles south of Inner Dowsing, England. <\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t7. The KASSOS, owned by Kassos Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., one of the 15 Greek ships chartered to the Swiss government during WWII.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t8. The THETIS, owned by Elias Hadjilias, one of the 15 Greek ships chartered to the Swiss government during WWII.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t9. Greek steamships chartered to the Swiss government during WWII. <\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t10. A cartoon from the British newspaper News of the World<\/em> that praises Greek resistance against the Italian forces.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t11. Article published in The Illustrated London News, <\/em>dated 16 November 1940, referring to the Greco-Italian War (1 of 4).<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t12. Article published in The Illustrated London News,<\/em> dated 16 November 1940, referring to the Greco-Italian War (2 of 4).<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
![\"13.\tArticle](\"https:\/\/greekshippingmiracle.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/13-11c_LONDON_NEWS_16_11_40.jpg\")
<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t13. Article published in The Illustrated London News,<\/em> dated 16 November 1940, referring to the Greco-Italian War (3 of 4).<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
![\"14.\tArticle](\"https:\/\/greekshippingmiracle.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/14-11d_LONDON_NEWS_16_11_40.jpg\")
<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t14. Article published inThe Illustrated London News,<\/em> dated 16 November 1940, referring to the Greco-Italian War (4 of 4).<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
![\"15.](\"https:\/\/greekshippingmiracle.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/12_Greeks_marching_to_War.jpg\")
<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t15. A number of supplies for the Greek troops that fought in Albania were transported by Greek ships. <\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t16. A number of supplies for the Greek troops that fought in Albania were transported by Greek ships. <\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
![\"17.](\"https:\/\/greekshippingmiracle.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/14_Soldiers_in_Albania.jpg\")
<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t17. A number of supplies for the Greek troops that fought in Albania were transported by Greek ships. <\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
![\"18.](\"https:\/\/greekshippingmiracle.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/15_Soldiers_in_Albania.jpg\")
<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t18. A number of supplies for the Greek troops that fought in Albania were transported by Greek ships. <\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
![\"19.](\"https:\/\/greekshippingmiracle.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/16_IOANNHS_METAXAS-2.jpg\")
<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t19. Ioannis Metaxas and Greek soldiers in jubilation following the historic \u201cOHI\u201d (NO) to the Italians.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t20.\t\u0391 joint circular by the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping and the Union of Greek Shipowners, headed by N. G. Livanos and K. Michalos, after the outbreak of the War urging shipowners to offer financial assistance to the government.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
![\"22.\tCircular](\"https:\/\/greekshippingmiracle.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/18_EGGRAFO.jpg\")
<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t21. Circular by the Union of Greek Shipowners, advising its members about the order of the German-appointed Tsolakoglou administration to place Greek ships under the command of the Axis Forces. <\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t22. Byron Michailides, a member of the crew of the Greek steamship ATHINA LIVANOS during World War II. In the post-war years he went on to become a fine captain and master of shipping companies.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t23. Emmanuel Tsouderos (1882-1956), Prime Minister of the Greek government in Cairo during the War. <\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
![\"24.](\"https:\/\/greekshippingmiracle.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/21_Swastika_on_Acropolis.jpg\")
<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t24. The German swastika was raised in the Acropolis, but never on Greek ships.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t25. The Greek hospital ship ESPEROS, which sunk with almost the entire Greek passenger fleet following German air raids.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
![\"26.](\"https:\/\/greekshippingmiracle.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/23_ALBERTA_1900-2.jpg\")
<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t26. The Greek passenger ship ALBERTA, of the Inglessis family, which was sunk by German fire on 23 April 1941.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
![\"27.](\"https:\/\/greekshippingmiracle.org\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/24_MACEDONIA_WWII_LOSSES_1941-2.jpg\")
<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t27. The Greek passenger ship MACEDONIA, of the Hellenic Coast Lines Co. Ltd., which was sunk by German fire on 23 April 1941. <\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
![\"27.](\"https:\/\/greekshippingmiracle.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/25_Mr_Lambrou_hospital_note_1942.jpg\")
<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t28. Medical certificate of the Nova Scotia Hospital referring to the mental illness of a Greek seaman following the torpedoing of his ship. <\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t29. Alexander Koryzis (1885-1941) became Prime Minister of Greece when Ioannis Metaxas passed away on 29 January 1941. A few months later he committed suicide when the German forces were about to enter Athens. His name was given to one of the Liberty ships acquired after the War.<\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t30. The Greek participation in convoys was invaluable during the Battle of the Atlantic. <\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>
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<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t31. Prime Minister Emmanuel Tsouderos, Finance Minister Kyriakos Varvaressos (left) and Greek Ambassador Charalambos Simopoulos (right) visiting the Foreign Office (from the book Emmanuel Tsouderos<\/em> written by Elias Venezis, Athens 1966). <\/p><\/div>\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/li>