Once They Were Heroes - The 1st of April in Cyprus and The Essence of National-Revolutionary Struggle

(The flag of EOKA. The Greek writtings: Freedom or Death - EOKA - Hail Hellas)

The first of April 1955 mark the beginning on National Revolutionary struggle of EOKA. 

The guerilla organization of Nationalist Cypriots.

The fight was for the union of Cyprus with Hellas as one state for Greeks.

The Revolutionary struggle of EOKA was on many fronts. Against the foreign ruler (The British), against traitors (communists) and against the foreign invader (Turks).

The essence of the struggle captured by English photographer Robert Egby in the photo that follows.

September of  1956 

Τhe British Intelligence officers at the Cyprus Mail office

The story: 

 "The photo was taken on September 28, 1956 just outside Cyprus Mail office on Ledra Street. Two slain men were newly-arrived British intelligence officers."

 

"the three Britons had been in a camera shop boasting about how they had come to crush EOKA leader George Grivas. The shop clerk overheard them and informed the organisation, which caught up with them at a second shop."

 

More info about EOKA here