Berlin, 03.10.2016
The FIR announced with deep mourning that on October 1st,
2016 our comrade Loizos Demetriou, fighter in the ranks of the
Anti-Hitler-Coalition, President of the Cyprus Veterans Association World War
II, passed at the age of 95.
During the Second World War the late Loizos Demetriou
joined voluntarily the Cyprus Regiment. After his initial training, he served
as sergeant and later as lieutenant. He served in countries of the Middle East.
In his serving he fought alongside the allies of WWII as part of the liberation
army.
After
demobilization he dedicated most of his time to serve for the benefit of his
comrades from various positions in the Cyprus Veterans Association WWII where
since 2002 he served as the President of the Association, post which he held to
date. Loizos Demetriou has been highly recommended and honored by military and
social structures for his remembrance work in Cyprus.
In
an obituary, his political friends wrote:
"During
his whole life Loizos Demetriou did not choose the easy way and always fought
for what he believed.”
We express our deepest sympathy for his
relatives and all members of the Cyprus Veterans Association World War II.
For the Executive Committee of FIR
Sekretariat:
Internationale Foderation der Widerstandskampfer (FIR), Franz-Mehring-Platz 1,
D- 10243 Berlin Fon (30) 29 78 41 74, Fax (30) 29 78 41 79, e-mail: office@fir.at, Internet www.fir.at Bankverbindung: Postbank Berlin BLZ 100 100 10 , Kontonummer
543 054 107
IBAN: DE 04 1001 0010 0543 0541 07 SWIFT-Code/BIC:
PBNKDEFF Prasident
: Vilmos Hanti (Ungarn); Generalsekretar : Dr. Ulrich Schneider (Deutschland)
Die
Internationale Foderation der Widerstandskampfer (FIR) wurde vom
Generalsekretar der Vereinten Nationen zum «Botschafter des Friedens» ernannt.
Sie besitzt NGO-Status bei der UNESCO, Paris, der standigen Kommission der UNO,
Genf, und dem Europarat, Strasbourg.
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