Were there any significant events involving Greece in the war, any significant battles etc!? I dont want links to Wikipedia, thanks!. An explanation would be much appreciated!. Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Italy tried to invade Greece, but it took just 6 weeks for Greece to drive Italy back into the mountains of Albania!. Germany had already invaded Russia, and now needed to attack Germany or else it would be exposed, and Italy humiliated!. The Nazi attack on Greece brought the Russians a little more time to repel the Germans and Russia was the first Allied country to invade Berlin!. These might be useful sites!. http://www!.ahistoryofgreece!.com/worldwar!.!.!. http://www!.spartacus!.schoolnet!.co!.uk/2WW!.!.!. http://www!.crwflags!.com/fotw/flags/gr_ww!.!.!. http://www!.mgtrust!.org/gre!.htm Just google Greece Second World War!.Www@QuestionHome@Com The battles fought in the Greek Italian War in northwest Greece and Albania in 1940 and 1941 are among the most important battles in World War II!. Yet little is known or written about them and they are little studied outside of Greece!. Nazi Germany's attack on Greece in April 1941 and the several weeks it took Hitler to subdue Greece and its impact on Hitler's subsequent invasion of the Soviet Union is also little known or written about and little studied outside of Greece!. In October 1940, Europe was under the heel of Nazi Germany!. Poland, the Low Countries and France had fallen and Britain was fighting the Axis Powers, Germany and Italy, alone!. In October 1940 the Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini, had massed an Italian army in Albania pointed at Greece!. Italy had occupied Albania in 1939!. In the early hours of October 28, 1940, at 3:00 am to be precise, Mussolini issued an ultimatum to the Greek dictator General Ioannis Metaxas to surrender, in effect, by allowing Italian troops to occupy Greece!. The ultimatum was to be answered by 6:00 am!. Greece's courageous reply on October 28, 1940 of OXI! (NO!), to Mussolini's surrender ultimatum echoed throughout the world and gave support to Britain and the forces of freedom!. The Greek forces actually defeated Mussolini's army and pushed them back into Albania to the surprise of everyone!. It was an extraordinary accomplishment and the first victory of the Allies against the Axis Powers!. Www@QuestionHome@Com |