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 German invasion of Greece, also known as the Battle of Greece or Operation Marita (German: Unternehmen Marita [13]), were the attacks on Greece by Italy and Germany during World War II. The Italian invasion in October 1940, which is usually known as the Greco-Italian War, was followed by the German invasion in April 1941.

Greece's sacrifices during World War II (plates from the book published in 1946 by Konstantinos Doxiadis on behalf of the Greek government)

On June 25th a massive demonstration is held in Athens after the Germans had executed 100 Greeks for the sabotage of a train taking prisoners to a concentration camp in Larissa. The Greek people have come to the realization that the Nazis and their collaborator regime are destined to fall and are ready to play their part in speeding up the process.

2024年10月13日 · 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 ...

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.

Greek troops successfully defended against the Italian invasion and a launched a counteroffensive that penetrated deep into Italian-controlled Albania by the year's end; Germany's intervention in the Balkan Peninusla in Apr 1941 would ultimately result in …

Greece in World War II The Axis occupation of Greece during World War II began in April 1941 after the German and Italian invasion of Greece, and was carried out together with Bulgarian forces. The occupation lasted until the German withdrawal …

The allies sent a token force of British, Australian, New Zealand, Cypriot and Palestinian troops to aid Greece, in what is, often referred to as ‘The Second Gallipoli’. They began arriving in March 1941 under the code name - Lustre or ‘W’ Force, named after its Commander, British Major General Maitland Wilson.

The Axis occupation of Greece during World War II (Greek: Η Κατοχή, I Katochi, meaning "The Occupation") began in April 1941 after the German invasion of Greece. It lasted until the German withdrawal from the mainland in October 1944.