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Ioannis Metaxas

A Legacy of Courage: What “Oxi Day” Means to the World

2021-10-28 by Phil Butler

Today, the world celebrates “Oxi Day” and a time not so long ago when a few stood against the mightiest army ever assembled.

Tags: 1940, Africa Corps, Balkans War, Crete resistance, Greco-Italian War, Greece, Greek resistance, Hitler, Ioannis Metaxas, Mussolini, Nazis, North Africa, Operation Barbarosa, Operation Mercury, Rommel, Third Reich

In Observance of Valor: Rethymno’s Oxi Day 2018 Parade

2018-10-30 by Phil Butler

Argophilia was lucky enough to be part of “Oxi Day” 2018, a commemoration of Greek bravery in World War 2.

Tags: Adolf Hitler, Barbarossa, crete, Crete holidays, Crete parades, Four Martyrs Church, Greek holidays, Hitler, Ioannis Metaxas, Mussolini, Ohi Day, Ohi Day 2018, Oxi Day, Rethymno, Tessaron Martyron Square, Winston Churchill, World War II, World War II Memorial

Ohi Day 2013: Remembering Heroes

2013-10-29 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Greek soldiers during the Greco-Italian War

Ohi Day (also spelled Ochi Day or Oxi Day in Greek) commemorates each year the rejection by Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas (in power from August 4, 1936, until January 29, 1941) of the ultimatum made by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini on October 28, 1940.

Tags: Greece, Greece soldiers, Greek, Greek army, Ioannis Metaxas, October 28th, Ohi Day, WWII

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The Greek National Tourism Organization will host influential Italian journalists and EasyJet executives on a curated tour of Crete.

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2026-06-15 By Argophilia Travel News

Major tourism and business associations in Heraklion call on OLI A.E. to suspend the eviction of a temporary migrant shelter to protect the island’s image.

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The midsummer heat bouncing off the stones of Eleftherias Square now carries a vibrant splash of color. The familiar rush of footsteps through the heart of Heraklion has slowed, replaced by the quiet pause of people leaning in to inspect the sweeping brushstrokes of Cretan masters. For the duration of the Art in the Street […]

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