1940 - 1941 ORIGINAL, HISTORIC MANUSCRIPT DAY BOOK OF THE GREEK NATIONAL YOUTH ORGANISATION [E.O.N.] DETAILING VOLUNTEERS AND DOCTORS IN THE HEALTH SERVICE INCLUDING THEIR MEMORIAL PAGE FOR THEIR BELOVED DICTATOR ON HIS DEATH

On offer is an interesting, original 1940 - 1941 manuscript relic of Greece and World War II being a handwritten and signed day-book relating to health services provided to volunteers of E.O.N. the Greek National Youth Organisation [much like the Nazi's Hitler Youth] formed by the Greek politician, general and eventually dictator Ioannis Metaxas. The importance and reverence due their founder Ioannis Metaxas is marked in a highlighted nearly full page memorial entry marked by a black banner in the upper left corner on a page dated January 29th 1941 the day of the dictator's death. Casual translation notes details of volunteers, Doctors, and daily notations of duties. Here is a translation of a typical day entry: Tuesday 17 December 1940 About midday, the volunteer patient-carriers were notified to gather at the organization at about 12:30 pm. We arrived there at the above hour and were informed that we will leave at 18:00 and arrive at 21:00. As a result, the volunteers dispersed and came back at 21:00. At about 23:30 we left the organization and transferred to the Larissis station under the leadership of Lieutenant Zabrami Immanuel, 30 in number of patient-carriers. There we were informed that the train will arrive at the station at about 2:30 night. After the command of sir Governor, due the late of the hour, most of the volunteers went to their homes and others returned to the organization and stayed there till 2:30, at which time the injured were offloaded from the train, the injured were about 300 in number. Due to the severe cold that was there and also of the late of the hour, the volunteers were the only ones who were being used for that purpose, they showed great energeticness and created great admiration from the soldiers and officers. The transportation of the injured ended at about 5:00 in the morning. The names of the volunteers that participated are as follows: 1) Sabramis Immanuel (lieutenant), 2) Sapountzonglu George (Team leader), 3) Geogiadis Eleutherios (team leader), 4) Psimaris Pantelis (Delta. team leader ), 5) Sambanis Evaggelos, 6) Mparous Nick volunteer, 7) Georgiadis George, 8) Nikolopoulos Nikitas, 9) Koumpatis Xaralampos, 10) Ladis Konstantinos, 11) Ligouriotis Panagiotis, 12) Famprikaris Paul, 13) Mpelesis Anastasios, 14) Tsilimparis Nicolaos, 15) Berikokos Dimitrios, 16) Xaraktidis Alexandrou, 17) Metaxas Nicolas, 18) Mixalopoulos Dimitrios, 19) Asimakopoulos Panagiotis, 20) Pianeas Panagiotis, 21) Giannaros Panagiotis, 22) Liapopoulos Theodoros, 23) Palafoutas John, 24) Mpalafas Periklis, 25) Dimas Stamatios. Observations: From the above volunteers, the following 4 volunteers were distinguished for their excellent work: 1) Nikolopoulos Nikitas volunteer; 2) Tsilimparis Nicolaos; 3) Mixalopoulos Dimitrios and 4) Berikokos Dimitrios. The 11.5" x 7.85" 36 page book has some general ageing, rubbing, cardstock covers somewhat dirty, but otherwise G+.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF, GREEK FASCISM, METAXISM, DELTA TAU EPSILON, 4TH OF AUGUST REGIME, IOANNIS METAXAS, GREEK, GREECE, WORLD WAR II, WWII, WW2, HITLER, GERMANY, NAZIS, E.O.N., GREEK NATIONAL YOUTH ORGANISATION, EON, HELLAS, WORLD WAR TWO, HELLENIC, AEGEAN STUDIES, MEDITERRANEAN, MODERN GREEK HISTORY, WAR IN EUROPE, HANDWRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, AUTOGRAPHED, AUTHORS, AMERICANA, MANUSCRIPT, DOCUMENT, LETTER, AUTOGRAPH, KEEPSAKE, WRITER, HAND WRITTEN, DOCUMENTS, SIGNED, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, HISTORICAL, HOLOGRAPH, WRITERS, AUTOGRAPHS, PERSONAL, MEMOIR, MEMORIAL, PERSONAL HISTORY, ARCHIVE, DIARY, DIARIES, antiquité, contrat, vélin, document, manuscrit, papier Antike, Brief, Pergament, Dokument, Manuskript, Papier oggetto d'antiquariato, atto, velina, documento, manoscritto, carta antigüedad, hecho, vitela, documento, manuscrito, Papel,