| 词条 | Kyrenia Castle Escape |
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conflict=Kyrenia Castle Escape| image=| caption=| partof=Cyprus Emergency| date=23 September 1955| place=Kyrenia, Cyprus| result=successful prison escape by 9 EOKA prisoners| combatant1={{flag|United Kingdom}}| combatant2=EOKA| commander1=| commander2=| strength1=|Unknown strength2=|16 escapees casualties1=| casualties2=|7 escapees recaptured }}{{Campaignbox Cyprus Emergency}}The Kyrenia Castle Escape took place early in the Cyprus Emergency.[1] A number of the EOKA were being held prisoner at Kyrenia Castle and on 23 September 1955, sixteen of them escaped by climbing down sheets tied to be a rope.[2] The escapees were: Marcos Drakos, Christakis Eleftheriou, Evangelos Evangelakis, Mikis Fyrillas, Lambros Kafkallides, Constantinos Loizou, Pavlos Nikitas, Petros Papaioannou, Panayiotis Papanastasiou, Andreas Polyviou, Michalakis Rossides, Lefkios Rodosthenous, Stelios Siamisis, Petros Stylianou, Demos Vryonides, Charilaos Xenofontos. Seven were caught but the other nine - Evangelakis, Xenofontos, Kafkalides, Drakos, Rodosthenous, Fyrillas, Polyviou, Eleftheriou, and Nikitas - joined EOKA guerrilla outfits. The incident was extremely embarrassing to the British government.[3] Evangelakis was recaptured in February 1957.[4] Firillas was recaptured in April 1957.[5] November RiotOn 13 November 1955 over 100 prisoners rioted at the castle.[6] References1. ^"Introduction to Cyprus Emergency", Cyprus at Britains Small Wars 2. ^DETAINEES BREAK OUT OF PRISON: Soldiers Shot in StreetThe Manchester Guardian (1901-1959) [Manchester (UK)] 14 Nov 1955: 1. 3. ^"The EOKA struggle during the Governorship of Armitage (1 April - 3 October 1955)", A history of the liberation struggle of EOKA (1955-1959) accessed 7 November 2013 4. ^Slain British Soldier FoundSpecial to The New York Times.. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 07 Feb 1957: 5. 5. ^SEVEN TERRORISTS CAPTURED: E.O.K.A. gang smashedThe Manchester Guardian (1901-1959) [Manchester (UK)] 22 Apr 1957: 5. 6. ^GREEK CYPRIOT CAPTIVES RIOT AGAINST BRITISHChicago Daily Tribune (1923-1963) [Chicago, Ill] 14 Nov 1955: c10. External links 6 : Wars involving the United Kingdom|Cyprus Emergency|1955 in Cyprus|Kyrenia|Escapes|September 1955 events |
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