3 real historical locations · Greece
Based on the German assault on the Dodecanese islands in 1943 following Italy's armistice, depicting the chaotic Allied attempt to hold the islands and the swift German reconquest that followed Churchill's ill-fated Aegean strategy.
CinemaMapped has mapped 3 real historical locations where the story takes place, spanning Greece.
The 1970 film (Escape to Athena) depicts Allied POWs and Greek partisans on a German-occupied Aegean island — combining resistance operations with the drama ...
The Dodecanese Campaign of September-November 1943 saw British forces attempt to seize Greek islands after Italy's armistice. The Battle of Leros (12-16 November 1943) ended in a catastrophic British defeat — 3,000 Br...
View location →Allied commandos and a motley mix of POWs, Greek partisans, and treasure hunters scheme to reach gold hidden on a German-occupied Aegean island — the Alistai...
Germany held the Dodecanese islands (including Rhodes) from the fall of Italy in 1943. The Dodecanese Campaign was an Allied disaster; Churchill's attempt to seize the islands without American support failed catastrop...
View location →The island-hopping mission reaches Kos, where the Germans massacred Italian officers after Italy's armistice — a backdrop of atrocity that gives the treasure...
After Italy's armistice in September 1943, German forces on Kos murdered 103 Italian officers in the 'Massacre of Kos'. Britain's 1st Battalion Durham Light Infantry surrendered; many prisoners were later executed.
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