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733 missing. c. 2,000 killed. The Dekemvriana ( Greek: Δεκεμβριανά, "December events") refers to a series of clashes fought during World War II in Athens from 3 December 1944 to 11 January 1945. [1] The conflict was the culmination of months of tension between the left-wing EAM, some parts of its military arm, the ELAS, stationed in ...
The Greek junta or Regime of the Colonels [a] was a right-wing military dictatorship that ruled Greece from 1967 to 1974. On 21 April 1967, a group of colonels overthrew the caretaker government a month before scheduled elections which Georgios Papandreou 's Centre Union was favoured to win.
M42 Duster (American made anti-aircraft tank) Tanks. A-27L Centaur Mk I and Mk VIII (British made medium tank) AMX-10P (French made infantry fighting tank) AMX-30 (French made medium tank) ELVO Kentavros (Greek made infantry fighting tank) Fiat-Ansaldo L3/35 (Italian captured tankette) M3A3 Stuart Recce (American made light tank)
The military history of Greece during World War II began on 28 October 1940, when the Italian Army invaded Greece from Albania, beginning the Greco-Italian War. The Greek Army temporarily halted the invasion and pushed the Italians back into Albania. The Greek successes forced Nazi Germany to intervene. The Germans invaded Greece and Yugoslavia ...
Website. www .warmuseum .gr. The Athens War Museum [1] ( Greek: Πολεμικό Μουσείο Αθήνας ), established on July 18, 1975, is the museum of the Greek Armed Forces. Its purpose is the exhibition of weapon artifacts and the relevant research in the history of war. It covers the history of war in all ages.
The Hellcat was the most effective U.S. tank destroyer of World War II. It had a higher kill-to-loss ratio than any other tank or tank destroyer fielded by U.S. forces in World War II. [8] [9] Kills claimed were 526 in total: 498 in Europe, 17 in Italy, and 11 in the Pacific.
This is a list of equipment of the Greek/ Hellenic Armed Forces during World War II. This list does not include weapons used by the Greek resistance during the occupation of Greece. Land weapons. List of World War II weapons of Greece; Aircraft. List of aircraft of Greece in World War II; References
The 19th Mechanized Division ( Greek: 19η [a] Μηχανοκίνητη Μεραρχία) was a mechanized infantry division of the Hellenic Army, established on 15 January 1941. Its formation was not completed until late March. Its nucleus was the pre-war Mechanized Cavalry Regiment, augmented with captured Italian tankettes and cars ...