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Expulsion & Massacre Maps

At the May 2006 lecture by Dr. Psomiades in Chicago, the 1914-1923 deportations and massacres of the Pontian Greeks  was disscussed at length. The lecture links below are specific to these events.

1914-1918 the deportations and the massacres

1919-1923, the deportations and the massacres 

The expulsion route maps pictured on this page are from the 3rd volume of The Genocide of The Greeks of Pontus written by Professor Konstantine Fotiadis, pages 466-469. Members of the Pontian Society of Chicago translated the maps from Greek to English. The author and the publisher granted permission for their use here.

The corresponding excerpts are from the book The Greek Pontians of the Black Sea by Constantine Hionides, M.D. Professor, Boston University School of Medicine published by Kyriakidis Brothers, Thessaloniki, Greece pages 257-259. The author and the publisher granted permission for their use here.



Exile and Death in Samsun Print E-mail

Deportation Route of the inhabitants of Derekioe and the villages of Apes

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The expulsion route map is from the 3rd volume of The Genocide of The Greeks of Pontus written by Professor Konstantine Fotiadis, page 466. Members of the Pontian Society of Chicago translated the map from Greek to English. The author and the publisher granted permission for its use here.

Route Map of the first group of expulsion from Samsun - 1,040 people

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The expulsion route map is from the 3rd volume of The Genocide of The Greeks of Pontus written by Professor Konstantine Fotiadis, page 467. Members of the Pontian Society of Chicago translated the map from Greek to English. The author and the publisher granted permission for its use here.


Route Map of the third expulsion from Samsun - 1,085 people
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The expulsion route map is from the 3rd volume of The Genocide of The Greek Pontus written by Professor Konstantine Fotiadis, page 468. Members of the Pontian Society of Chicago translated the map from Greek to English. The author and the publisher granted permission for its use here.

An Excerpt from the book The Greek Pontians of the Black Sea
 
Extermination in Bafra Print E-mail

Deportation route of the seventh group of expulsion of women, children, and seniors from Bafra - 2,300 people

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The expulsion route map is from the 3rd volume of The Genocide of The Greeks of Pontus written by Professor Konstantine Fotiadis, page 469. Members of the Pontian Society of Chicago translated the map from Greek to English. The author and the publisher granted permission for its use here.

An Excerpt from the book The Greek Pontians of the Black Sea
 
Death Route of Inhabitants of Tripolis Print E-mail

Route towards death of the Tripolis Pontian Greeks - 10.75 % Survivors

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The expulsion route map is from the 3rd volume of The Genocide of The Greeks of Pontus written by Professor Konstantine Fotiadis, page 474. Members of the Pontian Society of Chicago translated the map from Greek to English. The author and the publisher granted permission for its use here.
 
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