The timeless moral message of October 28, 1940translated

Written by Panos N. Avramopoulos

On October 28, 1940, the pendulum of history called again the martyred Greek people, to the familiar rendezvous for the all-out struggle. Greece accepted the Italian fascists' demand for the surrender of the national territory. And the answer, however, is known to the conscience of every genuine Greek soul. Fertilized by the eternal vision of freedom and the defense of human dignity and democracy, which the Greeks transmitted to the world, with their glorious and brilliant struggles. This answer was fleshed out with his NO by the "descendant of martyrs" according to the poet, Ioannis Metaxas. On the night of October 28th, the people of Athens woke up to the sound of sirens, in the midst of the declared war. The radio was calling for the Greeks to be mobilized and the first cannons were being fired on frozen Pindos. The immortal Greek soul, however, responded with levity to the call of history.

With the song in their mouths, the conscripts left for the front and the mother's sweet wish led them to the rendezvous with history. Europe was watching the developments with bated breath and was predetermining the outcome of the unequal battle.…