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GORGOPOTAMOS VIADUCT | NZETC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) The target was one of three railway viaducts in the Brallos Pass area, namely Gorgopotamos, Asopos and Papadia. The force stopped at the source of the Gorgopotamos stream—three large springs flowing from the base of the cliffs—and was here split up into the prearranged teams. Even before the Gorgopotamos party arrived in Greece, small bands had taken to the hills from which they carried out minor raids on the enemy. www.nzetc.org /tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-2Epi-c1-WH2-2Epi-j.html   (7379 words)

Fthiotida Greece Gorgopotamos Lamia Kamena Vourla Sterea Ellada Hotels Accommodation Fthiotida Travel Gorgopotamos is a village that worth a visit for the large history that it has for its rail bridge that you will find just outside the village. Here the Greek resistance blow up the large bridge that connects two large slopes of the mount Iti on 24th November 1942 and delay the Germans to reach North Africa where the Allies were pressed by the Germans. Gorgopotamos is only 7 km from Lamia and it has taken its name from the river that rolls right next to the village. www.aroundfthiotida.com /gorgopotamos   (184 words)

Untitled Document In the night of 25th November 2002, it will be sixty years since the Gorgopotamos bridge on the Brallos pass (Thermopylae) in Greece was blown up. Twelve members of the Commonwealth army and 150 Greek freedom fighters, called andartes, carried out this spectacular feat at a time when Greece was occupied by German, Bulgarian and Italian troops. The book found considerable resonance in these countries and was very positively reviewed because of "the objective and exciting description of the tragic events". www.hfmeyer.com /missingtext.html   (793 words)

The Ultimate Resource for Combat Simulation and Strategy Gamers. (www.combatsim.com) Zervas and Veloukhiotis regarded each other warily but were essentially forced to co-operate due to pressures from the local inhabitants of the area (whose 'hearts and minds' each group was trying to win over), and the refusal of each leader to let the other hog all the glory. Reconnaissance of the three viaducts had been performed by Myers and it was decided that the Gorgopotamos viaduct would be the target of choice. Myers and Woodhouse embarked on a crash course to train the EDES and ELAS troops on the use of the British weapons that they had brought with them, including the Sten Gun, a lightweight and rugged submachine that was popular with SOE agents. www.combatsim.com /memb123/htm/2002/08/soe/printer1.htm   (1916 words)

"Let him be called Hellene!" The last interview with Professor C.M. Woodhouse In a documentary for the BBC in 1985, Operation Harling, CW explained his role in Greece, and the attack on the Gorgopotamos Bridge was re-enacted by the Greek Army. It was decided, then, in October, to hit the Gorgopotamos Bridge, a curved structure that would be the most difficult to repair. The success of Gorgopotamos inspired Myers and CW to plan another attack, this time on the Asopos Bridge, thought unapproachable, having a revolving searchlight that covered the ground around every 30 seconds. www.helleniccomserve.com /woodhouse.html   (1713 words)

PYRS2 They moved as groups (bouloukia) and they took with them apprentices so very soon the menfolk of a particular village specialised in one aspect of the building industry. Pyrsogianni was and still is famous for its builders and stone masons, Gorgopotamos had the best wood carvers known as "Taliadoroi" and the village of Hionades was famous for its icons and the "Hionades artists"were famous for their folk icon art. These builders and artists had a significant impact upon the architecture and art in Greece and the other countries they had been visiting from the 16th century till the end of World War II. www.arafura.net.au /greeksnt/mastorohoria.html   (653 words)

Books : Secret Agent: The True Story of the Special Operations Executive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) The scale of their operations was always limited by lack of funds, military hardware, and, most unbelievably of all, by the continual sniping that the SOE suffered from jealous rival special forces, and the sneering suits in Whitehall. Despite such difficulties, however, their range of operations was impressive: from Gorgopotamos in Greece to Bergen in Norway they did indeed do their very best to set Europe ablaze, with what few resources they had, and faced certain torture and death if they were caught. Their greatest impact was in the Balkans, supporting Tito and his partisans against the Germans, but here, as ever in the Balkans, things were always complicated by ethnic rivalries and atrocious massacres of civilians. www.best-buy-shop.co.uk /shopping_online-item_id-0563488115-search_type-AsinSearch-locale-uk.html   (473 words)

Coincidences   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) In terms of the Greek theatre of war, there were two operations by SOE that were regarded as particularly successful. The capture of KRIEPE was one and the other was Operation Harling, the destruction of the Gorgopotamos bridge in mainland Greece. One of the main team members on Operation Harling was a man who had spent time in Crete as a British Liaison Officer (BLO) at one stage. myweb.tiscali.co.uk /timtodd/coincidences.htm   (417 words)

Hall Since the recent construction of a road connecting Plikati with the outside world, the younger generations have left the village in search of employment and, as a result the practice of cutting leafy hay is coming to an end. The inhabitants of Gorgopotamos, a village three miles south and 300 meters lower in elevation, which has been connected to the road for longer, have long since given up this practice, but there is plenty of evidence in the valley for widespread shredding in the past. Oaks of this kind are to be found throughout the Gorgopotamos Valley. www.shef.ac.uk /assem/issue6/hall.htm   (488 words)

The Hindu : A place in fiction Two TV films, Greek State TV's "This is How We Blew Up Gorgopotamos" (1980) and "SOE - The Greek Entanglement" by the BBC in 1984, are said to be the ones that have stuck closest to reality. Equally, they could not have done it without the guerrillas and the Greek people, many of whom paid for it with their lives when the Germans later exacted bloody retribution. This is not the fascinating story of the blowing up of the massive Gorgopotamos bridge either. www.hinduonnet.com /2001/06/10/stories/13100466.htm   (1826 words)

fthiotida, lamia, kamena vourla, Agios Konstantinos, Arkitsa A land of towering mountains and beautiful beaches, the prefecture of Fthiotida (Phthiotis) has all the prerequisites for a delightful holiday all year round. Here you may chose to swim in isolated beaches or well known summer resorts, you can wander among mountain villages "drowned" in plane and oak trees or enjoy winter sports in modern skiing resorts and let your memory revive heroic moments of the Greek history (at Thermopylae, Alamana or Gorgopotamos). Add to the picture several thermal springs equipped with modern tourist facilities (Ypati, Kamena Vourla, Platystomo) and you can have an idea of the vacational possibilities offered by the area. www.travelinfo.gr /fthiotida   (747 words)

helmodww2f   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) Now, however, it was ordered to remain in Greece to assist in co-ordination of resistance activity. The Gorgopotamos operation was to prove the only instance of co-operation under a unified command between ELAS and EDES during the occupation. At best relations between the two organizations were uneasy, at worst they degenerated into internecine fighting, as ELAS sought to consolidate its hold over all resistance activity with an eye to the inevitable power struggle on liberation. www.ucc.ie /staff/jprodr/macedonia/helmodww2f.html   (1066 words)

Untitled Document On the same day four members of the Commonwealth army blew up the Asopos bridge which towered 80 metres over the mountain river spanning its hundred-metre length in one arch. This bridge lay only a few kilometres south of the railway viaduct over the Gorgopotamos. The bridge could only be approached through tunnels on either side of the ravine in otherwise almost inaccessible terrain. www.hfmeyer.com /bridgestext.html   (674 words)

Fthiotida , Φθιωτιδα , hotels , restaurants , bars , cafe , taverns , rent a ... A county that gathers a large of holiday seekers every year, Fthiotida offers many beautiful summer resorts with exceptional busy beaches as well as beautiful mountainous sights that can be combined with sinter sports at the ski resort in Parnassos. Here you will also find many places of historical importance such as the Thermopiles, where the Spartan King Leonidas fell heroically with 300 other soldiers against the Persians, Alamana, where Athanasios Diakos made history, and Gorgopotamos, a memorable point of the resistance against the Germans. Offering a well-planned road system, it is easy to visit all the little towns of the county, such as Stilida, Domokos, Atalanti, Aghia Marina and Agios Konstantinos. www.hellastourism.gr /fthiotida.html   (393 words)

hotel,hotels,apartments,fthiotida,kamena vourla,lamia,thermopyles,gorgopotamos Tourism, apartments, hotels, in Fthiotida - Lamia, Kamena Vourla, Thermopyles, Gorgopotamos. Main areas are: Gorgopotamos, Thermopyles, Kamena Vourla, and Lamia. The province offers advanced tourist facilities, has wonderful resorts by the sea and great interest in the mountains. www.web-greece.gr /fthiotida.htm   (207 words)

EMBASSY OF GREECE: PRESS OFFICE - News Flash   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) Christopher Woodhouse, the head of Britain's military mission in Nazi-occupied Greece and a prolific historian who focused on the Mediterranean ally he once served in, died on Tuesday at his home in Oxford. The highlight of his military activity in wartime Greece was the 1942 Gorgopotamos Bridge sabotage -- which resulted in a temporary interruption of German supply lines to Rommel's Afrika Corps -- the pre-eminent example of joint action by rival partisan groups operating in the country. Woodhouse remained a diehard friend of Greece after the war, often visiting the country. www.greekembassy.org /press/newsflash/2001/February/nflash0216g.html   (232 words)

COMBATSIM.COM: Mission Editing in Operation Flashpoint After doing the research for my article on the destruction of the Gorgopotamos rail bridge by SOE and Greek resistance forces in 1942, I finally had the story I needed to try a full-blown OFP mission. Of course, elements had to be updated and certain liberties taken, but in the end I came up with something that I was pretty happy with and at the same time learned a few neat tricks about the mission editor that I'd like to pass on to you, the gentle reader. For those who haven't read my article on the Gorgopotamos raid (shame on you!), British and Greek resistance forces attacked the Italian garrisons of the Gorgopotamos rail bridge from both sides. www.combatsim.com /memb123/htm/2002/09/opflash-me   (4269 words)

Aris Velouchiotis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) Taking his name from Ares, the god of war, and Velouchiotis for Mount Velouchi, he fought against the Italians in the Second World War and formed the first resistance group under ELAS, the military arm of EAM (National Liberation Front) to fight the Nazis during the occupation. In one of the most spectacular acts of resistance he teamed up with Napolean Zervas and his EDES group, and a handful of British soldiers and blew up the Gorgopotamos railroad bridge. It was the last time he and Zervas would work together. www.ahistoryofgreece.com /biography/aresvelouchiotis.htm   (214 words)

war and social upheaval: World War II Resistance -- Greece   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) The most prominant joint action was the ELAS and EDES attack on the Gorgopotamos bridge in November 1942. The Resistance workng together on November 25, 1942, blew up the Gorgopotamos bridge, achieving that objective. It was to be the only major combined attack of the different Resistance groups. histclo.hispeed.com /essay/war/ww2/res/res-gre.html   (1910 words)

gorgopotamos, hotels gorgopotamos Fthiotida Fthiotida, hotels gorgopotamos Fthiotida, information about hotels in fthiotida gorgopotamos for vacation fthiotida gorgopotamos and holidays fthiotida gorgopotamos. Find cheap and budget accommodation, hotels in fthiotida gorgopotamos. General Search Results for hotels in Gorgopotamos - FTHIOTIDA www.gto.gr /eng/accomm/loc/tlist.php?loc=Gorgopotamos&prov=FTHIOTIDA   (126 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) The inhabitants rebelled against Turks in 1821, on the 8 Gorgopotamos, a river in Fthiotida, is known for the explosion of its bridge in 1942 by Greek partisans who co-operated with English. They exploded the bridge in order to stop providing the German troops in North Africa, with war equipment from Germany and Austria and oil from Romany. hellas.teipir.gr /prefectures/english/Fthiotidas/Genika.htm   (181 words)

EMBASSY OF GREECE: PRESS OFFICE - News Flash   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) Celebrations were held on Sunday to mark the anniversary of a major act of Greek resistance against the Germans in World War II when fighters blew up a bridge near Lamia on November 25, 1942, cutting off Nazi supplies. Interior Minister Costas Skandalidis told the celebration at Gorgopotamos, the site of the bridge blast, that all resistance forces had joined in the act of sabotage, cutting off the Germans' main supply line for six weeks. A day later, German troops executed 14 people at the site of the destroyed bridge in an act of reprisal. www.greekembassy.org /press/newsflash/2001/November/nflash1126b.html   (144 words)

IsraPundit: Jews DID resist the Nazis In Thessaly, a Jewish partisan unit in the mountains was led by the septuagenarian Rabbi Moshe Pesah, who carried his own rifle. The Athenian Jew Jacques Costis led the team which demolished the Gorgopotamos Bridge, thereby breaking the link between the mainland and Peloponnesian Peninsula, and interfering with the delivery of supplies to Rommel’s Afrika Korps. One of the great centers of resistance was Vilna, Lithuania, which before the Nazi conquest had been an outstanding center of Jewish learning, compared by some to Jerusalem. israpundit.blogspot.com /2004/12/jews-did-resist-nazis.html   (751 words)

AMERICANS fighting at Thermopylae - NEW BYZANTIUM In this case, however, only 22 men were involved; and they were faced with the task not to foreclose on the enemy's entry but on his exit from the country. It is an engaging story that every American should know about because these were Americans who fought for Freedom and Faith barely one thousand yards from the Gorgopotamos [Swiftriver] with its forbidding narrows, and also in the historic The leader of the special unit is Captain John (Yannis) Giannaris ("Invalided Out "1947) who lives to tell us the story despite the over two hundred pieces of shrapnel embedded in his body (pieces still remaining). www.new-byzantium.org /amthrpl.htm   (975 words)

Makedonija/Macedonia - "VMRO-MNM ----- KISS MY ASS"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) GORGOPOTAMOS, IS THE AREA I CAME FROM, AND WHERE THE TEMPLE OF GOD PAN, IS. I LOVED ALL THIS STORY, ABOUT THAT ANCIENT GOD, AND I BORROWED HIS NAME, AND HIS AREA NAME {from where he was born}, WHICH IS ALSO MY AREA. I CHANGED MY NAME FOR FUN,AND BECAUSE IT IS ALMOST THE SAME. www.makedonija.com /dcforum/DCForumID7/1796.html   (372 words)

Gorgopotamos Travel - Tips, Guides & Reviews on Travel Library Gorgopotamos Travel - Guides & Reviews on Travel Library Read travellers' stories and adventures straight from the heart of Greece and get great travel tips from those who know. Check out our Gorgopotamos hotel reviews before your book. www.travel-library.com /europe/greece/gorgopotamos.html   (133 words)

Kitbashing mixed a bridge? - Model Railroads   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) This particular bridge is made of straight cords, joined at an angle. I'll try to shoot a digital photo that shows it better, for now look at this one: http://mercurio.iet.unipi.it/pix/gr/misc/Bridge1.jpg http://mercurio.iet.unipi.it/pix/gr/diesel/A470/pix.html has a more overview photo of Gorgopotamos bridge - if someone wants a full 3 Megapixels, 700 KB.JPG of this photo, I'll gladly send one. Wolf Kirchmeir wrote: > > On Sun, 06 Jul 2003 13:29:30 +0300, Nick Fotis wrote: > >the bridge/trestle books from Carstens and Kalmbach > >do give any advice on the matters of scratchbuilding a steel bridge like > >this, with stone piers, etc.? www.hobbytalk.org /Kitbashing_mixed_a_bridge-1361428-297-a.html   (1313 words)

Shop A&E and The History Channel : Bridge Over The River Gorgopotamos GREATEST RAIDS uses computer re-enactments, testimony from military scholars and first-person accounts to bring this daring operation to life. Up to 50 trains a day would rumble over the Gorgopotamos River bridge in central Greece bound for the port of Piraeus. While Greek "andartes" fighters battled against the Italian forces defending the bridge, the British agents laid explosives under the span's main girders. store.aetv.com /html/product/index.jhtml?id=43770   (348 words)

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