Testimony of Joseph Fortis, born in Chalcis, Greece, 1925, regarding his experiences in Chalcis and in hiding in Martino

Testimony of Joseph Fortis, born in Chalcis, Greece, 1925, regarding his experiences in Chalcis and in hiding in Martino Life before the war. Draft of his brother into the Greek Army; transfer of his brother with the army to Albania, October 1940; defeat of the Greek Army in the war with the Italian Army; witness finds a hiding place in Martino due to his brother's request; detention of his father by Italians for suspicion of contact with partisans; acts of punishment by the Germans for partisan activities; his brother's rescue by a non-Jewish girlfriend; agricultural labor in the home of the village's secretary; obtains forged documents; handing over of weapons by partisans in Larimna; capture and abuse by Germans; arrival of the partisans and the Germans flee. Outbreak of the civil war and draft into the Greek Army; aliya to Israel, 1950.