| On June 21, 22, and 23, 1913, the Greek army completely burned to the ground the city of KOctober 13 2005 at 6:35 PM No score for this post | TOMCHE (no login) |
| On June 21, 22, and 23, 1913, the Greek army completely burned to the ground the city of Kukush (today Kilkis), known for its resistance against Hellenism in the XIX century. Between June 29 and 25, 39 villages in the Kukush area were also burned down. On June 23 and 24, the city of Serres (today Serrai) was set on fire where 4000 houses perished. In the Serres gymnasium the Greeks murdered about 200 people. During these days the larger portion of Strumica was also destroyed by the Greek army. Between June 23 and 30, many villages in the Drama and Serres districts were burned down. From June 27 to July 6 all Macedonian quarts of Salonika were set on fire. The Carnegie Commission composed of members from USA, Germany, Russia, France, Austria, and England, witnessed the Greek atrocities when visited Aegean Macedonia. Their final conclusion was that the Greek army has burned to the ground 170 Macedonian and Turkish villages, with over 17,000 houses. Since 1913, official Greece has been trying to banish native Macedonian names of villages, towns, cities, rivers, and lakes in Aegean Macedonia. For example, the little stream which issues from Mount Olympus and flows into the Aegean Sea is labeled Mavroneri ("black water") on the maps made by Greek cartographers after 1913. However, the same river appears as Crna Reka, a native Macedonian name meaning "black river" on the maps made before 1913. Kukush has been dropped for Kilkis and Serres for Serai, together with at least 300 other places all over Macedonia. |
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