Η Ανατίναξη της Γέφυρας του Γοργοπόταμου

Η Ανατίναξη της Γέφυρας του Γοργοπόταμου όπως την περιγράφει ο Κρις Γούντχάουζ.
Τwo years had passed since Churchill gave his famous order to Hugh Dalton's
Special Operations Executive (SOE) to "set Europe ablaze".
The name of Gorgopotamos became famous during World War II, when 150 Greek partisans, following plans drawn by E. C. W. "Eddie" Myers and assisted by a group of British SOE officers, which included C.M. Woodhouse, blew up the railroad bridge on November 25, 1942 as part of "Operation Harling" and cut off the enemy-controlled route between Thessaloniki and Athens. The blast ruined two of the six poles of the bridge. In an act of reprisals, the German occupation forces executed 16 Greek locals. The area around the bridge has been designated a national monument.
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Operation Harling:
Destruction of the Gorgopotamos Rail Bridge, 1942
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CMWoodhouse........fantastic interview.......legend,Thankyou.along with Cap.Michael Forrester,Patrick Leigh Fermor.