Lady of Ro
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Greek Resistance during World War II |
Despina Achladiotou (
Biography
Despina Achladiotou was born on the island of Kastellorizo, in c. 1890. In 1927, she sailed with her husband, Kostas Achladiotis (
Achladiotou's most renowned deed is that every day she would fly a Greek flag over the island, even though the island was not formally part of Greece (as with the rest of the Dodecanese controlled by Italy) until 1948. During World War II, she helped the members of the Sacred Band against the Axis powers.
She raised the flag every day, regardless of the weather, from the time she arrived on the island until her death on May 13, 1982, at the age of 92.[2] Despite not having veteran status, she was buried on the island with full military honors.
A Greek military unit is now based on the island, with the main duty of keeping the tradition of raising the flag.[1]
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References
- ^ a b c "Ekathimerini on Lady of Ro". Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Article: The Lady of Ro's memory lives on Kastellorizians revere symbol of Greek defiance, scoff at concerns of a flood of Turkish migrants By Brian Williams - Reuters - ^ Chroniko tou Eikostou Aiona (Chronicle of the 20th century), ed. 4E, Athens, 1990, p. 1258.
External links
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