On June 24, 2008, the European Court of Human Rights convicted Turkey of the murders of Tassos Isaac and Solomos Solomou in August 1996
June 22, 1941 | Operation Barbarossa, the largest military invasion in history
The Great Patriotic War, as Russian historians call it, or the Eastern Front of World War II, was the bloodiest conflict in…
June 10, 1944 | The Nazi massacre in Distomo
It is one of the most atrocious crimes of the Nazis in occupied Greece during World War II…
D-DAY | Landing in Normandy, June 06 1944
On June 6, 1944, on the shores of Normandy in northern France, Allied forces of World War II carried out the largest amphibious operation in history…
June 5, 1967 | The Six-Day War – The Destruction of the Arab League and Israel’s Triumph
The “Arab-Israeli War of 1967”, also known as the “Six-Day War”, broke out between Israel and Egypt, Jordan and Syria….
June 4, 1878 | Commencement of British rule in Cyprus
On June 4, 1878, the Ottoman Empire ceded Cyprus to the British Empire as a protectorate (and later as a possession) with a Treaty of Defence
May 25, 2010 | The 460th Search & Rescue Squadron is established
Established on May 25th, 2010, the 460th Search & Rescue Squadron (SQR) was formed after the Republic of Cyprus took sole
May 25, 2010 | The 460th Search & Rescue Squadron is established
Established on May 25th, 2010, the 460th Search & Rescue Squadron (SQR) was formed after the Republic of Cyprus…
May 23, 2006 | 14 years since the death of Squadron Leader Costas Iliakis
Today marks the 14th anniversary of the death of Squadron Leader Costas Iliakis, and the Armed Forces, through the Air Force,
May 20, 1941 | The Battle of Crete – The “German Paratroopers’ Cemetery”
At 08:00 on the morning of May 20, 1941, the German air strike against Crete began. The attack was carried on with paratroopers at Maleme Airport
