George Neofotistos shares his story from his childhood to the occupation and civil war in Greece. He was born in 1933 in a village in Laconia and describes his childhood before the war. He tells how his family was affected by the Albanian war and the occupation by the Germans, Italians and English. He describes the difficulties of the time, such as hunger and the lack of basic goods, as well as the divisions that were caused in his village between pro-German and resistance groups. He tells how his family was affected by the civil war and its consequences. Finally, he describes his decision to emigrate to Canada in 1961 and his adjustment to his new homeland.
[00:00:30] Childhood years; his grandfather’s move to the U.S.
[00:04:40] His father’s story and his mother’s relatives
[00:07:45] His parents’ work as farmers
[00:14:40] His school years before the war
[00:15:50] The outbreak of war; Italian POWs
[00:19:13] The German army's arrival; Italian Occupation
[00:25:10] Attending school during the occupation
[00:28:45] His six siblings and their stories
[00:31:38] The experience of the Great Famine in Voutiani
[00:36:40] The massacre of 118 Greeks in Logaki, Monodentri
[00:44:40] Killing of German soldiers and reprisals in Karies
[00:47:25] Leaving his village and the German retreat
[00:51:17] German "Stukas" bombing Voutiani in 1941
[00:56:05] Civil conflicts in Mystras castle
[01:06:41] The Organization X and his brother's death
[01:12:20] The December 1944 events in Athens
[01:16:05] The Civil War; stories of the Greco-Turkish war
[01:23:22] His migration in 1961 to Canada through marriage
[01:28:08] Childhood games and final remarks about the 1940s
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