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Cyprus Memorial July16 2022 Houston Operation Victory (ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΣΗ ΝΙΚΗ. Η ΚΥΠΡΟΣ ΔΕΝ ΚΕΙΤΑΙ ΜΑΚΡΑΝ)
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This year 2022 the Friends of Cyprus in Houston and the Hellenic Cultural Center honored the heroes of Operation Victory.
In the early morning hours of July 22nd, 12 aged military transport planes landed under the cover of darkness at the Nicosia Airport under heavy anti-aircraft fire. Their brave crews after a three-hour flight only 500ft above sea level and with no electronic navigational aids these planes landed on the island of Cyprus and disembarked one Special Infantry Forces battalion from Crete. The landing was deadly for the crew and passengers of a few of these planes. Despite their losses, the troopers from Greece managed to repel the Turkish attacks and hold the airport until it was decided after “negotiations” to designate a no man’s land. This battalion also fought alongside the National Guard in the Battle of Nicosia later in August 1974. Now it is part of the Hellenic Army Cyprus Contingent designated as the 35th SF Battalion.
We apologize for the poor sound quality despite our efforts to correct the audio recording. The recording was done during the improvised live Zoom meeting that he had not planned for but we did it after numerous requests minutes before the event's opening.
The video contains segments from the Hellenic Public Broadcasting documentary by investigative journalists Giannis Fasoulas and Giannis Skalkos entitled "Unrecognized heroes"
We thank Mr. Panagiotis Afalis the President of the Veteran's Association "Commandos 1974" of the First Special Forces Batallion of the Hellenic Army, present-day 35th SF Batallion of the Cyprus National Guard.
In the early morning hours of July 22nd, 12 aged military transport planes landed under the cover of darkness at the Nicosia Airport under heavy anti-aircraft fire. Their brave crews after a three-hour flight only 500ft above sea level and with no electronic navigational aids these planes landed on the island of Cyprus and disembarked one Special Infantry Forces battalion from Crete. The landing was deadly for the crew and passengers of a few of these planes. Despite their losses, the troopers from Greece managed to repel the Turkish attacks and hold the airport until it was decided after “negotiations” to designate a no man’s land. This battalion also fought alongside the National Guard in the Battle of Nicosia later in August 1974. Now it is part of the Hellenic Army Cyprus Contingent designated as the 35th SF Battalion.
We apologize for the poor sound quality despite our efforts to correct the audio recording. The recording was done during the improvised live Zoom meeting that he had not planned for but we did it after numerous requests minutes before the event's opening.
The video contains segments from the Hellenic Public Broadcasting documentary by investigative journalists Giannis Fasoulas and Giannis Skalkos entitled "Unrecognized heroes"
We thank Mr. Panagiotis Afalis the President of the Veteran's Association "Commandos 1974" of the First Special Forces Batallion of the Hellenic Army, present-day 35th SF Batallion of the Cyprus National Guard.