Terpsichori Chryssoulaki-Vlachou
Appearance
Terpsichori Chryssoulaki-Vlachou, (
Nazis
when caught.
Biography
Born in 1926 on the island of
Toplou, (Greek
: Τοπλού), her experience as a wireless operator helped the resistance movement.
In June 1944 she was arrested and sentenced to death. At age 18, she was taken to Agia Jail (Greek: Αγιά Χανίων) and executed, but before her execution, she wrote on the wall of her jail cell, "I am 18 years old and sentenced to death. I am waiting for the firing squad any minute now. Long live Greece. Long live Crete!". (Greek: "Είμαι 18 χρονών. Με καταδίκασαν σε θάνατο. Περιμένω από στιγμή σε στιγμή το εκτελεστικό απόσπασμα. Ζήτω η Ελλάδα. Ζήτω η Κρήτη!".)[1]
Sources
External links
- Preveli Monastery - in Greek