The First Balkan War 1912

The First Balkan War was the only time in history that Greece and Bulgaria were not enemies.... During the Byzantine Empire, the Second Balkan War and WWW 1 & 2, Greece and Bulgaria were on the opposite camps! 

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I have this two photos, from the Balkan Wars era. My great-grandfather (in the first photo, the first from the right), fought voluntarily in the battles of Kilkis-Lahana (19 to 21 June 1913), Kresna-Gorge (July 1913) and in the Epirus front, in the battle of Aetorahi (end of 1912 to early 1913). He was a simple corporal and was decorated with the greek-turkish medal and the greek-bulgarian medal.

Can anyone tell me (seeing the photos) in which unit  or regiment was he, or even were the photos were taken? Anything, would be very helpful and valuable.

I have two photos from the Balkan Wars. How can I upload them?

A few days ago a watch  "Zorba the Greek". It was a old fashion movie for me. I had known that it was great movie for own times, but my opinion was why I should have watch it. However, all is gone after I watched it. Yes, it had bad effects like in course scenes, but the character of Zorba, english man and french lady, are excellent.The movie is about Greek writer Nikos Kazancakis' novel and it was directed by Michael Cacoyannis

The Zorba is a regretful person who is in late middle-aged. He probably fought in Balkan Wars (the story is in 1930's)

Originally posted by Zorba describes his ambush of a rival guerrilla, a Bulgarian priest: So I went into this priest’s stable and waited. Toward nightfall the priest came into the stable to feed the animals. I threw myself on him and cut his throat like a sheep. I lopped off his ears and stuck them in my pocket. I was making a collection of Bulgar ears, you see; so I took the priest’s ears and made off. A few days leter, Zorba repented of this action and renounced his country, after meeting the five orphaned children of the priest he had killed, who had been reduced to beggary. But this was only after having already carried out a whole series of atrocities: I’ve done things for my country that would make your hair stand on end, boss. I’ve cut people’s throats, burned villages, robbed and raped women, wiped out entire families. Why ? Because they were Bulgars, or Turks.

http://greatersurbiton.wordpress.com/2008/05/23/zorba-the-greek-on-the-extermination-of-the-macedonians/   

Originally posted by Sam@   Yanlış anlaşılmasın yazılanlara değildi o sözler, sadece karikatürlerden rahatsız oldum onu dile getirdim. Sanırım Türkçe biliyorsun. Ben İngilizceyi çok az bildiğim için İngilizce yazamadım, yoksa bu konuda bir Fransız kadar tutucu değilimdir :).

Yes, I know a little bit Turkish as much as ordinary Turk in Turkish. It is my mother tongue and I am living in Turkey . Sorry, but I couldn't see any wrong thing in my cartoons. Those are historical references of how the people in West seemed Ottoman in those days.

Originally posted by Sam@ İmzanda ne demek istiyor tam Türkçe'si nedir merak ettim.

He is asking my signature.
(Turkish), "Balkan savaşları sırasında söylenmiş bir söz, o dönemi bence en güzel anlatan anlatımlardan biri açıklaması - Türkler Hristiyanların önünden kaçıyor; Bulgarlar Yunanlıların ve Türklerin önünden kaçıyor, Yunanlılar ve Türkler Bulgarların önünden kaçıyor, Arnavutlar ise Sırpların önünden kaçıyor."

Originally posted by Sam@ medanaywe'nin ne demek istediğini pek anlayamadım, son cümlesini anlasaydım cevap verebilecektim.

he is asking what did madanaywe mean in his last sentence. He means that Balkans are still dividing by strange powers as like in Ottoman times. A tailor is shaping Balkans as his wishes.

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Originally posted by Ollios Originally posted by medenaywe Hope Olios will translate Sam@'s post above!! It is wasting time. Our friend Sam has been offended. According to his idea, we are  insulting the Ottomans

Originally posted by medenaywe Hope Olios will translate Sam@'s post above!!

It is wasting time. Our friend Sam has been offended. According to his idea, we are 
insulting the Ottomans

İlk kendi aranızda bir anlaşın da ondan sonra Osmanlı'ya hakaret edin, hasta bir adamdan toprak almak şu tarihinizde övünebileceğiniz yegane şey olsa gerek!! ki, kendi aranızda bile anlaşamamış olmanızda cabası.

My great-grandfather fought in the Balkan Wars and won two medals:the Greek-Turkish Medal, for the FBW and the Greek-Bulgarian Medal for the SBW. I have a pocketknife, with king Constantine and queen Sophia, probably a souvenir. I also have an ivory brooch of that era, probably a souvenir also, with king Constantine. I wonder if anyone knows anything more about those souvenirs.

R.I.P. to all of them!Never it happens again!