The Greeks: Diomedes Sergiakis
Tantz Aerine on June 15, 2010
And this is Diomedes. An unlikely assortment that's gathring up, eh?
By the way, despite what Diomedes is saying, the Cretans (and foreign Allies there) lost in the battle of Crete, but the losses were so heavy on the Nazi side, the victory was so comparatively slow in coming and the negative impact so high, that the method (using parachutists/ paratroopers to drop on the enemy) was never used by Hitler again at least on a large scale. Germans had named the mission to Crete 'Operation Mercury' and met with resistance not only from the Greek troops and Allies there, but from the majority of the 'non-fighting' civilians (a non-fighting Cretan is rather an oxymoron though. ;)).
The "courage and tenacity" of the Cretans there (just like Greeks in nearly all other fronts) left Axis and Allies alike gaping.
So maybe Diomedes isn't wrong in displaying his bravado. :)
Tantz Aerine at 11:24AM, June 16, 2010
User: Tantz Aerine Mute| Report BAD Comment Send a private quack! Darth Mongoose: I am very happy you feel that way! I will do my best to present things. The part of the Greeks in the fight against the Axis powers has often been overlooked, and the significance it had with the timing impact of the whole 'Barbarossa Operation', which was the invasion in the USSR (the Nazis delayed the Barbarossa Operation because they were too busy fighting the Greeks into submission to meet their deadline, and thus, when they finally launched it, they were caught in the Russian winter like Napoleon had, and that was their ultimate undoing) more than often glossed over or even argued against. It is a bitter subject for Greeks since the Allies betrayed them soon after the Axis was beaten down and went back on their promises, but it is an explanation why so little is known about what happened in Greece. It is really exciting for me to be able, finally, to present what happened and make it more known, as it is a very optimistic thing after all: a bunch of underequipped, undertrained and little numbered guys could and DID cause havoc in a superpower of the era. And if betrayal hadn't taken place, it would have been even more obvious. ;) It means that it CAN be done again, when necessary. And I'll step down from my soap box right now. (I can't really launch into expose in the comic, so I may run away with myself in the author notes... eh heh heh... you guys can just read the comic adventure and carry on. :P) usedbooks: well see that you DON'T kill 'em off, and they'll start cheering up!! -Posted on May 21, 2010 User: LanceDanger Mute| Report BAD Comment 5 Send a private quack! -Posted on May 20, 2010 User: Darth Mongoose Mute| Report BAD Comment 5 Send a private quack! It's really cool to see something set in the war focusing on one of the often-overlooked nations which took part. I don't really know a lot about the Greek role in the conflict, or really much about Greece beyond its ancient roots, so this will be educational as well as entertaining! -Posted on May 20, 2010 User: usedbooks Mute| Report BAD Comment Send a private quack! True. I think my story has loads of those. Not enough optimists. -_- -Posted on May 20, 2010 User: Tantz Aerine Mute| Report BAD Comment Send a private quack! dragonrider: then for sure will enjoy this ride when we launch :) This is about modern hellenes of course, and the hellenic culture through the ages as it has evolved, but still you will find something to like :) usedbooks: risk takers can be pessimists too, and express suicidal tendencies ;) -Posted on May 20, 2010 User: dragonrider Mute| Report BAD Comment 5 Send a private quack! Tantz not Hellenic however as you may have guessed from earlier side conversations we had during judging a couple years ago I am Pagan and as Athena is my Patroness I have studied the Hellenic Pantheon and by extension some history, besides keeping up with the Ancient Greece Scholar Pam over at House of Muses keeps me on my toes. -Posted on May 20, 2010 User: usedbooks Mute| Report BAD Comment 5 Send a private quack! Nice to have an optimist in the fray! I wonder why optimists are often risk takers. I guess it goes hand-in-hand. If you think the outcome will swing your way, you're more likely to try.