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Fort Istibey

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21 Fortification Complexes  : Fort Istibey Fort Istibey (Greek: Οχυρό Ιστίμπεη) is a fortress on Mount Beles, Central Macedonia, at the north border of Greece built to help defend Greece during the World War 2. It became part of the fortifications of the Metaxas Line, a chain of fortifications along the Greek-Bulgarian borders that were built in the 1930s, named after Ioannis Metaxas, then Prime Minister of Greece. It is situated 16 km north of Neo Petritsi village at an altitude of 1.339 meters. The main mission of the fort was to prevent entrance to the country from Bulgaria. It occupied 13 officers and 350 soldiers. It commander in chief was Ksanthos Pikoulakis. The fort was active until April 1941, when it was forced to surrender to German troops. In 1991 the Panhellenic Association of Combatants and Friends of the Forts of Macedonia and Thrace funded the construction of a small museum on this site in commemoration of its role in the Battle of the Forts in
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Fort Karatas

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21 Fortification Complexes  : Fort Karatas Fort Karatas (Greek: Ohiro Karatas) is one of the World War II-era fortifications of the Metaxas Line, along Greece’s northern border in Eastern Macedonia. At this fort the Greek army held out bravely against attacks by German divisions on 6–10 April 1941, during the German invasion of Greece.
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Fort Paliouriones

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21 Fortification Complexes  : Fort Paliouriones Fort Paliouriones (Greek: Ohiro Palioyriones) is one of the World War II-era fortifications of the Metaxas Line, along Greece’s northern border in Eastern Macedonia. The swastika stands at Fort Paliouriones. According to Greek sources, the Germans hung the flag tousmono after the departure of the last Greek soldier from the fort At this fort the Greek army held out bravely against attacks by German divisions on 6–10 April 1941, during the German invasion of Greece.
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Fort Arpalouki

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21 Fortification Complexes  : Fort Arpalouki Fort Arpalouki or Stirigma (Greek: Ohiro Arpalouki) is one of the World War II-era fortifications of the Metaxas Line, along Greece’s northern border in Eastern Macedonia. At this fort the Greek army held out bravely against attacks by German divisions on 6–10 April 1941, during the German invasion of Greece.
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Fort Kelkagia

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21 Fortification Complexes  : Fort Kelkagia Fort Kelkagia or Spani Petra (Greek: Ohiro Kelkagia) is one of the World War II-era fortifications of the Metaxas Line, along Greece’s northern border in Eastern Macedonia.  At this fort the Greek army held out bravely against attacks by German divisions on 6–10 April 1941, during the German invasion of Greece.
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Fort Lisse

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21 Fortification Complexes  : Fort Lisse Fort Lisse (Greek: Οχυρό Λίσσε) is one of the World War II-era fortifications of the Metaxas Line, along Greece's northern border in Eastern Macedonia. It is a short distance from the village of Ochyro, some 2 km from the town of Kato Nevrokopi.  At this fort the Greek army held out bravely against attacks by German divisions on 6–7 April 1941, during the German invasion of Greece. In memory of this battle a memorial has been erected and a small museum has been built. This museum has recently been renovated and re-opened its doors to the public in 2002. The museum’s exhibits include firearms (revolvers, pistols, rifles, machine-guns, hand grenades etc.) belonging to the Greek and German armies, uniforms, medals, various personal belongings of soldiers and officers, and a 1941 map detailing the Battle of the Forts. In the courtyard there is artillery that was used to defend the forts.
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21 Fortification Complexes

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The following 21 forts make up the Metaxas Line, ordered from West to East along the Greco-Bulgarian border. Popotlivitsa (Ποποτλίβιτσα) SITE Istibey (Ιστίμπεη) SITE Kelkagia (Κελκαγιά) SITE Arpalouki (Αρπαλούκι) SITE Paliouriones (Παληουριώνες) SITE Roupel (Ρούπελ) SITE Karatas (Καρατάς) SITE Kali (Κάλη) SITE Persek (Περσέκ) SITE Babazora (Μπαμπαζώρα) SITE Maliaga(Μαλιάγκα) SITE Perithori(Περιθώρι) SITE Partalouska (Παρταλούσκα) SITE Ntasavli (Ντάσαβλη) SITE Lisse (Λίσσε) SITE Pyramidoeides (Πυραμιδοειδές) SITE Kastilo (Καστίλο) SITE Agios Nikolaos (Αγιος Νικόλαος) SITE Bartiseva (Μπαρτίσεβα) SITE Echinos (Εχίνος) SITE Nymfaia (Νυμφαία) SITE
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