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Invasion of Greece

Greece · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

9Records
1940–1941Date range
3Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1940

George II28 October 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd

The Battle of Greece becomes a continuation of the Greco-Italian War

Ioannis Metaxas28 October 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd

The Battle of Greece becomes a continuation of the Greco-Italian War

George II1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Greece repels an invasion by Italy

Ioannis Metaxas1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Greece repels an invasion by Italy

1941

George II22 February 1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd

The decision to send a British Commonwealth expeditionary force is made. A meeting attended by Eden and the Greek leadership, including King George II, Prime Minister Alexandros Koryzis and Papagos takes place in Athens on February 22

Alexandros Koryzis22 February 1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd

The decision to send a British Commonwealth expeditionary force is made. A meeting attended by Eden and the Greek leadership, including King George II, Prime Minister Alexandros Koryzis and Papagos takes place in Athens on February 22

Ioannis Metaxas9 March 1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd

After weeks of inconclusive winter warfare, the Italians launched a large-scale counterattack across the centre of the front on March 9, 1941, which, despite the superiority of the Italian armed forces, failed. After one week and 12,000 casualties, Mussolini called off the counterattack, and then left Albania twelve days later

George II1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Germany occupies Greece

Ioannis Metaxas1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Germany occupies Greece

Names involved

Alexandros KoryzisGeorge IIIoannis Metaxas

Provenance

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