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Greece in 1940

Name: Greece in 1940 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for Greece in 1940, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

7Records

3Events

2Named people

1Places

2Categories

Historical records

October

28 October 1940Battle of GreeceGeorge II

Warfare / World War, 2nd

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

28 October 1940Battle of GreeceIoannis Metaxas

Warfare / World War, 2nd

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

28 October 1940Invasion of GreeceGeorge II

Warfare / World War, 2nd

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

28 October 1940Invasion of GreeceIoannis Metaxas

Warfare / World War, 2nd

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

28 October 1940Italian Ultimatum RejectedIoannis Metaxas

Athens · Government / Government of Greece

Metaxas rejects Italy's ultimatum and Greece enters the Second World War.

Other Events

1940Invasion of GreeceGeorge II

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Greece repels an invasion by Italy

1940Invasion of GreeceIoannis Metaxas

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Greece repels an invasion by Italy

Names involved

George IIIoannis Metaxas

Places involved

Athens

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.