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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.
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
The Battle of Korytsa was fought during the Greco-Italian War of 1940–41 in the town of Korçë (Greek: Korytsa) in southern Albania between the defending Italian 9th Army and the attacking Greek III Army Corps. After the initial Italian invasion starting 28 October had been stopped, Greek forces launched a counter-offensive in early November.
World War II naval ships of Greece (5 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Military units and formations of Greece in World War II" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.
This provided the framework for the initial development of the Greek armed forces in exile until May 1942, when the Greek government-in-exile established a Ministry of National Defence, and began re-forming the Hellenic Army General Staff and Army Inspectorates. [1] George II of Greece visits Greek soldiers in Netanya, Palestine, 1944
Greek army specialists Thursday destroyed an unexploded World War II bomb discovered during work on a massive urban development project at a coastal area south of Athens. Authorities said the 500 ...
A scroll runs across the sword and wings with the motto "Who Dares Wins" (Ο ΤΟΛΜΩΝ ΝΙΚΑ), a tribute to the Free Greek Special Forces that served with the 1 SAS Brigade during World War II. [18] The unit flash is emblazoned with ΔΥΝΑΜΕΙΣ ΚΑΤΑΔΡΟΜΩΝ ('Raider Forces'). While on operations, low-visibility patches are ...
During the course of their resistance and the ensuing German and Italian occupation, Greece would lose in both military and civilian casualties, by varying counts, an estimated 10 to 13 percent of ...