October 28th,1940/World War 2.

by Maria Dagalaki

WORLD WAR II

October 28th, 1940

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Facts/Summary/History

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Ohi Day Celebrations & Traditions

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Rudyard Kipling’s Translation of the Greek Anthem:

National Anthem

World war 2 songs

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Quotes/respect for the heroic Greeks from world leaders

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Facts/Summary/History

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Ioannis Metaxas

When is Ochi Day? This public holiday in Greece and Cyprus is always celebrated on October 28th. This is the day of the National Anniversary of Greek Independence. It may be known as 'World War II National Holiday'. The day is also called 'Ochi Day' or 'Oxi' Day anniversary (pronounced 'ohi') in celebration of Greece's refusal to yield to the powers of the Axis in 1940. History of Ochi Day At 3am on October 28th 1940, an ultimatum(τελεσίγραφο) from Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini was handed to former military general and Prime Minister of Greece, Ioannis Metaxas at his home in Kifissia by the Italian Ambassador of Athens, Emanuele Grazzi. The ultimatum required the free passage of the Italian army through the Greek-Albanian border, signalling the Italian occupation of some strategic areas of Greece. After reading the letter, Metaxas turned to the Italian Ambassador and famously responded "Ochi!" - "No!" in Greek. That "No!" brought Greece into the second world war on the side of the Allies.

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Historically, Metaxas did not just reply with a simple “no.” Do you know how exactly he replied? Metaxas replied to the Italian ambassador in French, which is an official diplomatic language, and said Alors, c’est la guerre!, in other words “So, this means war!” This refusal went through the Greek press with the word “NO,” hence the name “Anniversary of NO.”

What Did Metaxas Really Say?

Rarely seen world war 2 photos

1940 front page Evening Standard Italy and Greece at war.

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Children of an eastern suburb of London, who have been made homeless by German bombings, sit outside the wreckage of what was their home, September 1940.

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An unidentified boy raises his arms as German soldiers capture Polish Jews during the Warsaw ghetto uprising sometime between April 19 and May 16, 1943.

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A young boy greets his father, a soldier allowed to return home for Christmas, 1944.

GERMAN ARMY IN GREECE 1941

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The first German soldiers on the Acropolis in Athens . May 1941; Greece, Second World War

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A young French girl clings to her mother in May 1940

Military operations in Crete: Plane unloading military equipment in Crete June 1941 Greece, Second World War

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Roger Godfrin, the only survivor of a massacre during which Nazi troops locked 643 citizens (including 500 women and children) inside a church and set fire to it on June 10, 1944 in Oradour sur Glane, France.

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An 18-year-old prisoner of Dachau concentration camp

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A French man weeps as German soldiers march into Paris on June 14, 1940,

German paratroopers dropping from Junkers Ju 52s over Crete, 20 May 1941. One of the aircraft burns after being hit by ground fire. The Germans lost 150 transport aircraft during the operation.

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The battle of Crete.

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Arrival of the paratroopers in Heraklion on 29.5.1941

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German Air Force Attacks Crete, May 1941

German paratroopers in Heraklion, May 1941

The atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan

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Adolf Hitler declares war

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The crematory ovens

Battle of Crete

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Battle of Crete

Quotes/respect for the heroic Greeks from world leaders

Several world leaders throughout history have commented on the courageous action taken by Greeks. Below are a few of those quotes.

Craft/Greek flag

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World war 2 songs

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world war 2 Songs from all over the word.

National Anthem

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National Anthem

Rudyard Kipling’s Translation of the Greek Anthem

Rudyard Kipling’s Translation of the Greek Anthem: We knew thee of old, O, divinely restored, By the lights of thine eyes, And the light of thy Sword. From the graves of our slain, Shall thy valour prevail, As we greet thee again, Hail, Liberty! Hail!

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Ohi Day Celebrations & Traditions

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How is this Day celebrated?

Military and student parades take place on this day.They have special solemnity, and in some cases wounded war veterans participate as well. However, due to their advanced age, there are fewer and fewer veterans participating each year. More Ohi Day celebrations include general flag decorations, wreath laying at various military memorials in the country, and of course, our National Anthem. Its name is “Hymn to Liberty” and it’s usually heard at the end of the events. As a show of respect, we must always stand when we hear it. Greek museums such as the Athens Acropolis Museum are open.

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Greece. 28th Oct, 2017. Students parade in Athens due to "Ohi Day", commemorating the denial of Greek government to allow Italian troops to march into Greek soil, in 28th October 1940. That day meant the participation of Greece in WWII against Italy and Germany.

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Terms and definitions that pertain to World War II

Nazi

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concentration camp

Holocaust

a member of a political party, led by Adolf Hitler from 1920 to 1945, that was dedicated to German dominance of Europe and the destruction of Jews

a prison or place of forced labor; often a general term that includes death camps specifically designed by the Nazis as mass killing centers during World War II

a part of a city in which members of a minority race or group live, usually in poor conditions

the mass slaughter of millions of Jews and other people by the Nazis during World War II

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