In the pre-dawn hours of July 22, 1974, a transport plane full of Greek commandos on a secret mission to Cyprus was shot down by friendly fire. For more than 40 years, the exact whereabouts of the ...

In July 1944, British SBS and Greek Sacred Band commandos executed Operation Tenement on Symi - overwhelming German and Italian garrisons, sinking E-boats, and seizing control of the island for days.

Formed in exile during World War II, the Greek Sacred Band was built from officers and volunteers who trained alongside the SAS and Special Boat Service before launching raids across North Africa and ...

A Greek airborne commando who was injured after he jumped out of a burning plane without a parachute in 1974 has died 42 years later as a result of his injuries, a Cypriot government official ...

(MENAFN- AFP) In the pre-dawn hours of July 22, 1974, a transport plane full of Greek commandos on a secret mission to Cyprus was shot down by friendly fire. For more than 40 years, the exact ...