Actually, in Greece's mountainous interior, altitude makes up for lattitude.
In my village, -10c is never a surprise this time of year.
Hundreds of villages were burnt down by the Deutsche Wehrmacht between 1942 and 1944.
Thousands survived in caves, having had early warning by Nationalist Resistance Forces, with still thousands dying of cold, illness and starvation.
People in Communist Resistance-dominated areas were less lucky: The Communists considered that the more the victims, the better.
"696 Griechen erschossen" has been the record for a single Wehrmacht massacre outside a Slavic nation, in Kalavryta.
In Distomon, the German boys sliced the women (200 of them) in half, from the genitals to the neck, with their bayonets.
All I 'm saying to everybodly, regardless of nation, is remember; and guard against the demons of your culture.