(1954-03-10)March 10, 1954 Amygdalos, Crete, Kingdom of Greece
Died
October 22, 1994(1994-10-22) (aged 40) Greek National Road 8a, Greece
Buried
Amygdalos, Crete, Greece
Allegiance
Greece
Service/branch
Hellenic Army
Rank
Sergeant
Unit
Alpha Raider Squadron
Battles/wars
Turkish Invasion of Cyprus
Operation Niki
Other work
Construction worker
Manolis Bikakis (Greek: Μανώλης Μπικάκης; March 10, 1954 – October 22, 1994) was a Greek commando and war hero of the defense of Cyprus during the Turkish invasion of 1974. He heroically fought against 7 Turkish tanks and 2000+ Turkish soldiers and despite the clear numerical disadvantage, he managed to defeat them.[1][2]
^Μανώλης Μπικάκης: Ένας ξεχασμένος ήρωας του 1974, Proto thema onLine, 20/07/2014, archived here
^"Ο Κρητικός που κατάφερε να σταματήσει τον Αττίλα", archived here
ManolisBikakis (Greek: Μανώλης Μπικάκης; March 10, 1954 – October 22, 1994) was a Greek commando and war hero of the defense of Cyprus during the Turkish...
Infantry Battalion and A' Raider Squadron, which is reportedly where ManolisBikakis took out multiple Turkish tanks and as such, prevented a further advance...
military advance past the Grammar school. This is also the battle where ManolisBikakis (Aka the "Greek Rambo"), fought and destroyed at least four Turkish...
Military operations during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus Cyprus dispute ManolisBikakis Γεώργιος Δ. Μήτσαινας. Ελληνικά Φτερά Στην Κύπρο, Ταξιδευτής, 2004...
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