Museum of the French military cemetery of Zeitenlik
There is a Museum in the premises of the cemetery, constructed by the initiative of the French Consulate of Thessaloniki. It provides interactive services through the use
MILITARY HISTORY
Throughout the turbulent history of Thessaloniki, some pages have been imprinted with military, political, national and international struggles. Over the years, Thessaloniki fought, was liberated, participated, resisted and eventually displayed all the memoirs from the battlefields at the local War Museums and military cemeteries, one of which is the military necropolis of the Balkan Peninsula.
The war map of these routes includes and revives the Struggle of Macedonian Fighters, the places and conditions of the negotiations leading to the liberation of Thessaloniki in 1912, the Balkan Wars and the city’s contribution to World War I & II. During World War I, thousands of soldiers were transported to the allied forces of Entente via Thessaloniki’s vital port. French, British, Serbs, Italians and Russians formed the multi-national Eastern Command, based in Thessaloniki and launched the attacks at the Macedonian Front. The traces from World War II conflicts to Cyprus’ involution in 1974 complete the city’s rich history. Honoring the war heroes, as well as showing the appropriate respect to the enemies, the war chronicles of Thessaloniki shed light on their individual stories and invite you on a special trip down to memory lane.
Zeitenlik Allied Military Cemetery
It is the largest military cemetery of the Balkan Peninsula and a place for preserving the memory for the next generations. It contains the remains of more than 20,500 En
Military Cemetery of the British Commonwealth – Mikra Thessaloniki
Designed by Robert Lorimer. It contains the graves of 1,810 soldiers of the British Army and Navy, as well as, 149 soldiers of other nationalities. You will also find a m
Military Cemetery of the British Commonwealth – Exohi Thessaloniki
It started operating in 1916. Since many hospital units were located in the area, most of the soldiers buried in the cemetery were victims of Spanish Influenza. It curren
Indian Cemetery of the British Commonwealth – Dendropotamos Thessaloniki
It is the only Indian cemetery in Greece.
It contains the bodies of Indian soldiers who died during the Great War from 1916 to 1920, that is, 384 Hindu, 107 Indian Musli
Balkan Wars Museum TOPSIN
The building that houses the museum was used on 24 to 26 October, 1912 for the negotiations between the Greek commander in chief, heir Contstantinos and the representativ
Museum of Macedonian Struggle
The richest collection of memorabilia and tokens from the time of Macedonian Struggle, aiming to preserve and spread the memory of Greek Fights for the liberation of Mace
War museum of Thessaloniki
It contains more than 10,000 memorabilia that reconstruct the modern and contemporary history of Greece. Commencing from pre-revolutionary period up to the Greek involuti
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