Blowing up the bridge over Gorgopotamos river on 25 November 1942 was the first act of resistance against the Nazis in Europe, it was carried out by the Greek People's Liberation Army with the help of British commandos and spies.
And the exciting stories of spies begin: Ebullient John Atkinson, who had numerous conquests among the fair sex, was hiding from house to house in 1941. He departed by boat to Turkey, arrived in Alexandria and as soon as he was recruited as a spy, he was ordered to establish contact with Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, who was considered by the British as a moderate politician. "Atkinson would not do exactly what he had to. He established contacts but also participated in various sabotages like the one on the Cycladic islands against the ships of the Tripartite Pact for example. The starting point for him was Paros island." With other participants in the resistance he organized a base on the island but on 6 January 1942 there was a leak and the secret came to light (a girlfriend of his was jealous and betrayed him to the Italians). The Italians attacked a house where there was a group headed by Atkinson who killed their commander but was seriously wounded in the legs. He was arrested then. "He was something like James Bond, but very brave. The Italians began to admire him because every day different women came to him and brought him food. Eventually the Germans executed him in February 1943, when even the Italian judge wept", says Andreas Gerolimatos.
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