On the 27th of October we celebrated the OXI day 1940 of Greek resistance at school. We had the chance to watch videos documenting two very important dimensions of this particular historical era.
First, it was important to discuss the cirmustances under which children experienced the war days. To this end, the following video offered a visual and audio background to our discussion.
Second, for grades 5th and 6th another video watching stressed the importance of Greek OXI DAY and the Greek resistance in general for the outcome of World War II since as it was unanimously stated that it was the defining factor for the delay of German troops to their way to Russia and their resulting failure to win the war. In the following video many well known personalities from around the world express their admiration and recognise the importance of Greek resistance.
“Anna Frank’s diary” is also an animated film which will be a great stimulus for a more in depth exploration of the turbulent days of the war from the eyes of a young girl whose diary became the symbol of antifascist movement around the world.
“Where is Annie Frank?” is a great after war film and a great suggestion for the follow-up discussion on the impact of Anne Frank’s diary.