World War I History
1918 - German troops and Baron Karl Gustav Mannerheim's White army took control of Helsinki, Finland.
| "Greece has to defend her territory against barbarous aggressors. But if in the trials of the past Greece has been able, thanks to the civilizing strength of the morale of the race, to have overcome the conquerors and to rise free amidst the ruins, today it is quite a different matter. The present cataclysm will decide the definite fate of Hellenism, which, if lost, will never be restored." - King Alexander, August 4, 1917 |
