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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 ...
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 ...
G. Battle of Gembloux (1940) German encounter of Soviet T-34 and KV tanks. Operation Goodwood.
Battle of the Metaxas Line. 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 ...
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.
K. Battle of Kleisoura Pass. Capture of Klisura Pass. Battle of Korytsa. Battle of Kos.
The Battle of Hill (Height) 731 ( Greek: Μάχη του υψώματος 731 ), was a fierce battle fought during World War II in southern Albania, part of the Greco-Italian War. It began in the early morning of 9 March 1941, when Fascist Italy launched an assault ( Operation Primavera) against Greece, aimed at capturing the critical mountain ...
German tank set on fire by Greek artillery, April 1941. The Battle of the Metaxas Line ( German: Kampf um die Metaxas-Linie ), also known in Greece as the Battle of the Forts ( Greek: Μάχη των Οχυρών ), was the first battle during the German invasion of Greece in World War II. The Germans succeeded in capturing several individual ...