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Locations Referenced
Nemouta, Pyrgos, Patras, Lalas, Leros, Stouffville
Occupation(s)
Cobbler
George Maras discusses the difficult experiences of the Second World War and the Civil War in Greece. He recounts the harsh living conditions, the violence and the losses that he and his family experienced. Maras recounts the conflicts between the warring sides, the executions of fighters, as well as the hunger and poverty that plagued the Greek people. At the same time, he refers to the organization of the guerrilla movement and the role of EAM-ELAS in the resistance against the Germans and their collaborators. Lastly, he describes the difficulties and sufferings that he experienced as a child during this period, as well as the effects that these experiences had on his later life.
[00:00:24] His family; his mother’s story
[00:03:08] German army in Nemouta and the Greek resistance
[00:07:12] The Greek political scene after the war
[00:13:35] Doctor Georgios Papaionnou and his daughter
[00:16:31] His arrest and Queen Frederica’s camps
[00:28:40] Being blackmailed by members of Organization X
[00:30:19] Arriving in Canada as a tourist
[00:31:45] The beginning of the war; the Albanian front
[00:36:30] The Italians; participating in EPON and EDA
[00:45:59] German retaliations and the Communists in Nemouta
[00:49:00] End of WW2 and the start of the Civil War
[00:51:26] The Democratic Army in Nemouta
[00:56:54] Life in the Queen’s Camps in 1949
[01:01:52] The evacuation of children from Northern Greece
[01:03:26] Description of Nemouta and food scarcity
[01:06:10] The 1940s and the Marathon Peace March
[01:12:47] Migration to Canada in 1969 as a shoemaker
[01:14:40] Impression of Canada; contemporary politics
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