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On October 28, Chios honored the resistance of Kallimasia village Konstantinos Perricos as a hero. The human being – the soul of the Panhellenic Union of Greeks in difficulty, PEAN, whose "Death Tear" destroyed the premises of the treacherous organization of the Socialist Party. Moscow radio stations described the explosion of the ESS building as the biggest sabotage ever carried out in occupied Europe. Perricos was arrested and on the morning of February 4, 1943, he was taken to the Kesariani Range where he was executed.
The unveiling of the bust made by the sculptor Mr. Mihakis Kasis and placed in the municipal garden of Chios took place today after the parade to celebrate the anniversary of October 28th.
To follow the example of the hero of Kallimasiotis, the mayor of Chios Manolis Vournos, who unveiled his bust, was present. "The message of Constantine Perricus includes pure love and sacrifice to the homeland until the last moment." His second message is the resistance to totalitarianism, the forms of Nazism and fascism, which continue and seek to trample. Constantine Perricus's third great message comes from the place where he was executed.A few minutes before his execution, the hero Kallimasiotis wrote to his child that his own blood should not separate the peoples. he brought the great vision of the union and fraternity of peoples, but the greatest message of K. Perrikos is that this Kallimasiotis, 38 years old, is the one who has arrived so high. a message to all Chians, regardless of their village, that it is up to everyone to follow his example, "said Vournos.
Then, according to the Athens press agency correspondent, the Air Force, Flintman Pantelis Vatakis, and the book about the life of Constantine Perrikos talked about the action and the convictions of the hero of Chios, while bearing the gratitude and excitement of the family of his prize.
With the announcement of the Board of Directors of the Alumni Association of the Ikarian School, he expresses his warmest congratulations to the initiative of the Municipality of Chios to honor Constantine Perikos.
It should be noted that in the municipality of Chios, an honorific marble plaque bearing the names executed at that time, but also in Chios in general during the occupation, was placed in the Nazi monument executed at Kondari.
The Chios City Council, with its decision, requests that the Chios Regional Unit be National Resistance Day, celebrated annually in November at the National Resistance Monument of the hotel "Chandris" located in the port. Stoner.
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