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1942-1943 RN Liaison Officers on RN ships

2011-11-18T23:46:00.001-08:00

British junior naval officers R.N., R.N.R, R.N.V.R., W.R.N.S., S.A.N.F. served on Royal Hellenic Navy ships during WW2. They were mostly Signal Officers and their duties consisted in facilitating communication with the RN.

In the following list are the names of Officers who served on RHN ships in 1942-1943:

Have you recently visited Admiral Mezeviris' site?

2011-07-02T21:58:00.000-07:00

A narration of the activities of the Greek Navy from the Balkan Wars and WW1 to WW2: www.mezeviris.gr

ΕΦΗΜΕΡΙΔΑ "ΕΛΛΑΣ" Λονδίνον 1 Σεπτεμβρίου 1944 Ο ΤΕΛΕΥΤΑΙΟΣ ΠΛΟΥΣ ΤΟΥ ΚΑΤΑΔΡΟΜΙΚΟΥ ΕΛΛΗ

2011-04-16T22:42:00.000-07:00

Εις τον λιμένα της Τήνου-Ο τελευταίος πλους του καταδρομικού "ΕΛΛΗ", βυθισθέντος υπό Ιταλικού υποβρυχίου την 15ην Αυγούστου 1940.

The harbour of Tinos, where the Greek cruiser Helle was treacherously sunk by an Italian sumbarine on August 15, 1940

Alexandria, September 1944: A special celebration for the Hellenic Navy

2011-02-17T08:30:00.000-08:00

When in April 1941, after Greece was occupied by the Germans, the Hellenic Navy left Greece to continue fighting the enemy from the Middle East, the RHN battleship 'AVEROF' carried to Alexandria, Egypt, Hellenic Earth that hadn't been walked on by the invader. The earth was handed over for safe-keeping to the Patriarchal church of Saint Savas in Alexandria, was consecrated and preserved under the altar of the church.

Yesterday, September 6, 1944, a moving ceremony took place at the church of Saint Savas. After the liturgy celebrated by the Patriarch of Alexandria, the archimandrite (dean) of the fleet, the officers and members of the crew of the 'AVEROF' knelt in front of the patriarch and received from his hands in a golden box the Hellenic Earth to carry it back to the liberated homeland...

H.M.S. Submarine PERSEUS - Whispers from the deep

2010-09-05T08:33:00.000-07:00

The amazing escape story from a sunken British submarine in 1941, during WW2.

Leading Stoker John Hawtrey Capes gets out of the sunken ship and ascends to the surface from a depth of 52m. He swims to the nearby island of Cephalonia under German occupation, is sheltered by the local peaople for 18 months and escapes by caique to Turkey.

A young Greek naval officer, Lieutenant Nikolaos Merlin, executive officer on the R.H.N. submarine GLAFKOS, on a training mission onboard the PERSEUS, is among the 60 men that lost their lives.

In December 1997, the underwater exploration team of Kostas Thoctarides locates the PERSEUS at a depth of 52m. south of Cephalonia. The divers confirm the unbelievable escape story...

by Rena Giatropoulou & Kostas Thoctarides, Athens 2010, Published by the Hellenic Maritime Museum

FALCONERA by Alexis Ladas

2010-07-29T23:38:00.000-07:00

I recommend 'FALCONERA' by Alexis Ladas, 2010, Lycabettus Press.

Alexis Ladas, a 24 year old Captain on a Greek Raiding Schooner in 1944, wrote a fine fiction book I enjoyed reading, inspired by the little known activities of the Greek Schooner raiding Flotilla in WW2.

Εις τον τάφον της "ΕΛΛΗΣ"

2009-06-28T01:52:00.000-07:00

Ο λόγος του Ναυάρχου- Αρχηγού Γρηγ. Μεζεβίρη στις 15 Αυγούστου 1945, 5η επέτειο της βύθισης του εύδρομου "ΕΛΛΗ"

Πηγή: Μηνιαίον περιοδικόν της Ελληνικής Θαλασσίας Ενώσεως "ΝΑΥΤΙΚΗ ΕΛΛΑΣ", τεύχος 155, Σεπτέμβριος 1945, Έτος ΙΖ'

British Liaison Officers onboard Greek ships during WW2

2008-12-20T09:57:00.000-08:00

Could you please help us with names, photos and documents???
You can post a comment here, or mail to info@mezeviris.gr

L. Smith: one more British naval officer served as Liaison officer on a R.H.N. ship during WW2

2008-12-20T08:34:00.000-08:00

Royal Hellenic Navy
Tank carrier "SAMOS"

M.M.Δ.K. number 79

Summary: Expression of gratification

To the British Junior Lieutenant L. Smith I express my complete gratification for the spirit of cooperation he has shown and his zeal, during more the than two years he has served as Liaison officer on the ship.

The present to be read in review.

Piraeus, September 18, 1945

The Commander

C. Egolphopoulos, Lieutenant Commander R.H.N.

The Executive officer

Th. Lyberakis, Junior Lieutenant R.H.N.

R.N. officers served onboard R.H.N. ships during WW2

2008-08-31T04:58:00.000-07:00

British naval officers served as Liaison officers aboard Greek war ships during WW2.

William Bradford.R.N.V.R. served as Liaison officer onboard the R.H.N. destroyer SAKTOURIS. Commander Dedes, commanding officer of R.H.N. SAKTOURIS praises the British officer's behavior in the attached letter:

GREEK NAVY'S HELP IN THE WAR (The Times, Sep 09, 1943)

2008-05-17T04:09:00.000-07:00

GREEK NAVY'S HELP IN THE WAR

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ONLY ONE SHIP SUNK BY ITALIANS

FROM OUR NAVAL CORRESPONDENT

The Times, Sep 09, 1943

Some hitherto unpublished details of the work of the Royal Hellenic Navy during the war were given to representatives of the Press in London by Rear-Admiral Gregory Mezeviris, of that service, formerly in command of the Greek Fleet. After referring briefly to the treacherous nad unprovoked Italian attacks on their ships while Greece was still a neutral -in which the old training cruiser Elle was sunk while taking part in a religious celebration in one of the Aegean islands- Admiral Mezeviris described how the whole active fleet, which consisted only of 10 destroyers, was intact and ready for action by the time Italy threw off the mask nad invaded Albania.....

read the full article...

Naval History Forums I enjoy visiting

2008-01-05T09:16:00.000-08:00

http://warsailors.com/

http://military-quotes.com/

http://forum.uniforminsignia.net/

http://shipfriends.gr/

Interesting article on the Greek Naval Mutiny by Mark C. Jones

2008-01-05T09:10:00.000-08:00

http://muse.jhu.edu/login?uri=/journals/journal_of_modern_greek_studies/v020/20.2jones.pdf

Admiral Gregory Mezeviris' Blog

2007-11-30T08:47:00.000-08:00

Vice Admiral Gregory Mezeviris R.H.N. 1891-1978 served in the Greek Navy during an eventful era from the Balkan Wars to WW I and WW II. His career and auto-biography can be visited at:

www.mezeviris.gr

Ο Αντιναύαρχος Γρηγόριος Μεζεβίρης Β.Ν. 1891-1978 υπηρέτησε το Πολεμικό Ναυτικό σε μια ταραχώδη περίοδο από τους Βαλκανικούς πολέμους και τον Α' Παγκόσμιο Πόλεμο μέχρι τον Β' Παγκόσμιο Πόλεμο. Για να γνωρίσετε τη σταδιοδρομία του και τα γεγονότα που έζησε μπορείτε να επισκεφθείτε το site :

www.mezeviris.gr

If you are interested in the history of the Greek Navy of the period 1900 - 1950, I invite you to share with us your comments and photos on the events of this period.

Αν σας ενδιαφέρει η Ιστορία του Ναυτικού μας της περιόδου 1900 - 1950, σας προσκαλώ να μοιραστείτε μαζί μας αναμνήσεις, διηγήσεις και φωτογραφίες των γεγονότων της περιόδου αυτής.