2024-02-06 14:02:41
During the second world war, dozens of shelters were built in Greece which protected them from the bombings and which are still maintained today.
The mayor of Piraeus, Yiannis Moralis, with the camera of “Helen” guides us to the shelter of Piraeus, while the mayor of Vari, Grigoris Konstandelos, to the shelter of Voula.
“This shelter was used during the bombings in 1941 and there are still about 20 of them. The security doors are made in Germany. We were supplied by the Germans to escape their own bombings,” said Yiannis Moralis.
“The spaces here have complete autonomy in water and with a wind turbine they have electricity. The shelter consists of 8 large spaces like rooms and 7 auxiliary ones like kitchens. My grandfather and his family came into possession of this shelter to protect themselves from the bombings,” said Grigoris Konstandelos.
At the same time, the analyst Konstantinos Kyrimis conveys the climate of the time and explains what was happening and how a shelter operated.
“Usually in the shelters you could only survive for three hours because they were sealed airtight. The shelters had reinforced concrete on top and so they could even withstand the fall of the entire building. Voices, many movements and of course political discussion were prohibited inside the shelter. Back then, shelters were called places of forced companionship. We had a flirtation in Piraeus and even had a baby. For that time, it was a shock that the rich and the poor had to coexist in the shelters.”
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