Thursday, 18 June 2009

(1886-1901) Nordenfelt I

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Not many know that Greece was among the first nations that acquired a submarine, as early as 1886. Thorsten Nordenfelt, a Swedish inventor a...
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Wednesday, 10 June 2009

(1877-1949) Gras rifle

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The Gras rifle is an example of military equipment that reached legendary status in Modern Greece. Despite the fact that it could fire only ...
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Friday, 5 June 2009

(1938-1941) Dornier Do.22Kg

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The Do.22 was a German seaplane torpedo bomber that was never used by the Germans and never operated as a torpedo bomber; in fact it was not...
Saturday, 30 May 2009

(1879-1931) Cruiser "Miaoulis II"

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It may seem trivial today, but until 1900 no Greek warship had ever sailed the Atlantic to reach the United States. This was first achieved ...
Friday, 22 May 2009

(1927-1945) Submarine Y-2 "Papanikolis"

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At the beginning of the Second World War, Greece had six submarines. The most well-known of them is Y-2 "Papanikolis", which was b...
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Wednesday, 20 May 2009

(1917-1923) Dorand A.R.1 / A.R.2

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When the Greeks entered the First World War, they acquired 12 Dorand AR.1/AR.2 aircraft from France. These comprised the core of the Greek 5...
Sunday, 17 May 2009

(1949-1953) SB2C Helldiver

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Most of the bombing missions of the Royal Hellenic Airforce (RHAF) were performed with Spitfires and Dakota transport aircraft. A few months...
Thursday, 14 May 2009

(1940-1941) Brixia 45mm mortar

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As far as I am aware, the Greek army did not have light mortars at the beginning of World War 2. They did, however, capture many Brixia mort...
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