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Discover the remarkable tale of Kastellorizo, a small Greek island that became a beacon of hope and refuge during World War II. From sheltering Allied forces...
Apr 17, 2024 · It’s only 800 metres from the Turkish coast, but has still kept a strong Greek spirit. And regular flights and ferries from Rhodes mean it’s easy to lose yourself out there. Kastellorizo waterfront. The island has spent a lot of its history under Turkish or Italian rule. And its population fell from a peak of 9000 in the 1900s to just 400.
Kastellorizo or Castellorizo (US: / ˌkɑːstəˈlɔːrɪzoʊ / KAH-stə-LOR-iz-oh; [3] Greek: Καστελλόριζο, romanized: Kastellórizo), officially Megisti (Μεγίστη, Megísti), is a Greek island and municipality of the Dodecanese in the Eastern Mediterranean. [4][5] It lies roughly 2 kilometres (1 mile) off the south coast of ...
Dec 15, 2020 · World War II brought enormous adversity and loss to Kastellorizo. Already difficult living conditions were compounded by both Axis and Allied military exploitation and maltreatment. A failed British invasion of the island in 1941 was a particularly bitter pill, as the inhabitants were subsequently left to the fury of Mussolini’s brutal fascists.
Sep 13, 2020 · September 13, 2020. Kastellorizo was razed to the ground by German bombers in 1943. On September 13, 1943, a Greek destroyer sailed in all its glory to the small port of Kastellorizo, the south-easternmost island of Greece, marking the beginning of the end of the German occupation of Greece. The sight of the Greek flag hoisted upon the ...
In 1915, during World War I, allied troops landed on Kastellorizo provoking the Turks to shell the island. From 1915 to 1921 it was occupied by France, but handed back to Italy following the Treaty of Sèvres, signed in 1920, which confirmed the Italian claim to the Dodecanese islands based on their victory in the Italo-Turkish War of 1911-1912.
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Jul 7, 2013 · The island was shelled during World War I, and occupied by the French from 1815 to 1921, when it fell under Italian control as part of the Italian Dodecanese. In World War II, it saw fighting between British and Italian troops and was heavily shelled and bombed by the Germans, leading to the destruction of half its homes and the evacuation of much of the population.
