Date: Wednesday 1 April

Time: 7pm for 7.30pm

Venue: Greek Community Club,
206-210 Lakemba St, Lakemba

Cost: Free Entry

Contact: 02 9750 0440

Language: English with Greek summaries

A presentation by Martyn Brown

In April 1944, thousands of Greek soldiers and sailors throughout the Middle East engaged in political mutiny in support of the left wing Greek resistance movement. Britain and the Greek government-in-exile responded with tactics of starvation and armed force.

Thus what was a largely peaceful protest ended in death and imprisonment for the mutineers. The mutiny also contributed to the emergence of an extreme right wing military group which influenced post-war Greek politics. This presentation will discuss the mutiny and also its aftermath. Of special note is the little known involvement of the United States and New Zealand in these events.