The Six Executed from Dmbeni
In 1941 when they joined the side of the German-Italian occupiers,
the government left the homeland and set off for England and elsewhere
while the people rose up against the occupiers under the battle flag
and patriotic flag of the Communist Party of Greece and wrote the famous
epic story of EAM-ELAS.
The Macedonian people, together with the Greek people, became active
in that struggle and sacrificed many lives to free their country. One
of the Macedonian villages that contributed a great deal to the struggle
for liberation is the village of Dmbeni - Kostur region. The people
who lived there, well schooled in the patriotic and revolutionary spirit,
began to get ready for the national struggle from the first days of
the occupation. As soon as they got back from the Albanian front the
youths of Dmbeni, answering the call of the Party for a national struggle
to be organised, started immediately to gather the weapons which had
been left behind after the Greek-Italian war. In a short time they had
gathered a large number of weapons. This activity reached the ears of
the Italian occupying forces. A special Italian investigative battalion
reached Dmbeni and created terror in the village and tortured the people.
Twenty people were arrested, most of them youths, members of OKNE and
CPG.
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K Vlahov, one of the arrested youths, wrote about this situation:
"In the month of October 1941 we were arrested by the fascist Italian
forces which at that time occupied our village Dmbeni. We were dragged
to the Kostur prison. After some time had passed we were taken to the
prisons on Volos and at the start of 1943 they took us to the Athens
prison "Averof". Twenty of us from Dmbeni appeared before a military
court there.
"I cannot describe in detail the heroism of the accused during the
prosecution process. All of the accused, who were seated on the bench
before the court, were young and capable but did not get to enjoy the
joys of life. The judge Kondakis Mortos read the serious convictions
followed by death sentences for the following comrades:
- Naum Dzhurkov, born in 1921, member of OKNE
- Nikola L. Shekrov, born 1921, member of OKNE
- Naum L Moskov, born 1914, member of OKNE
- Zhivko A Kenkov, born 1914, member of OKNE
- Hristo A Andriovski, born 1914, member of OKNE
- Anastas T. Skevidov, born 1916, member of the Greek Communist Party
"On the day when they took them from the depths of the prison to be
executed, those of us who remained in the prison heard the voices, "Comrades
we wish you good health and hope you enjoy dear freedom
"
From: For Sacred National Freedom: Portraits Of Fallen Freedom
Fighters
© 2009
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