Kingdom of Greece (Military Occupation)
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Polity that includes all territories militarly occupied by Greece that are not part of a specific military territory.
Establishment
November 1940: The Greeks captured the summit of Morava.
November 1940: The Greeks captured Ersekë on 21 November.
November 1940: Greek conquest of Leskovik.
November 1940: The city of Korçë was captured by Greek 9th Division.
November 1940: The Greek 10th Division captured Moscopole.
November 1940: The Western Macedonia Section of the Greek Army captured the entire Korçë plateau.
November 1940: Pogradec was captured unopposed by the Greek 13th Division.
December 1940: The Greeks arrived around the Kakavia Pass, forcing the Italians to withdraw.
December 1940: The Greek army captured Delvinë on 5 December.
December 1940: The Greek Lioumbas Detachment captured Sarandë, at the time baned Porto Edda after Edda Mussolini.
December 1940: Greek conquest of Gjirokastër.
December 1940: The Greek army captured the Ostravicë Mountain on 12 December.
December 1940: The Greek army captured Himarë on 22 December.
Chronology
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Was a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 (it started sooner in certain regions) between the Axis Powers (mainly Germany, Japan and Italy) and the Allies (mainly the Soviet Union, the U.S.A., the U.K., China and France). It was the war with more fatalities in history. The war in Asia began when Japan invaded China on July 7, 1937. The war in Europe began when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. The war ended with the complete defeat of the Axis powers, which were occupied by the Allies.
1.1.World War II (Balkan Theatre)
Was the theatre of conflict of World War II that took place in the Balkans.
1.1.1.Greco-Italian War
Was a conflict between Greece and Italy during World War II that started with the Italian invasion of Greece.
April 1941: Italo-Greek front as of April, 4th 1941 (based on maps).
1.1.1.1.Greek counter-offensive (Greco-Italian War)
Were the Greek operations during the Greco-Italian War.
January 1941: The Greek 11th Division captured the Klisura Pass.
February 1941: In the Battle of Trebeshina, a series of engagements from 2-12 February, the Trebeshinë massif was captured by Greek forces.
1.1.2.German invasion of Greece
Was the invasion of Greece Germany during World War II. The Invasion followed the unsuccesful invasion of Greece by Italian forces.
April 1941: Korça that fell unopposed to the Italian 9th Army.
April 1941: On 23 April the Greek commander signed a surrender agreement whit the Italians. The Italians thus re-acquired the Greek-occupied regions of Albania.
Disestablishment
January 1941: The Greek 11th Division captured the Klisura Pass.
February 1941: In the Battle of Trebeshina, a series of engagements from 2-12 February, the Trebeshinë massif was captured by Greek forces.
April 1941: Italo-Greek front as of April, 4th 1941 (based on maps).
April 1941: Korça that fell unopposed to the Italian 9th Army.
April 1941: On 23 April the Greek commander signed a surrender agreement whit the Italians. The Italians thus re-acquired the Greek-occupied regions of Albania.
Selected Sources
Blau, G.E.(1953): PART THREE THE GERMAN CAMPAIGN IN GREECE (Operation MARITA). U.S. Army Center of Military History. Retrieved on 5 April 2024 on https://history.army.mil/books/wwii/balkan/20_260_3.htm
Gedeon, Dimitrios (2001). "Ο Ελληνοϊταλικός Πόλεμος 1940–41: Οι χερσαίες επιχειρήσεις". Ο Ελληνικός Στρατός και το Έπος της Βορείου Ηπείρου. Periskopio.p.23
Gedeon, Dimitrios (2001). "Ο Ελληνοϊταλικός Πόλεμος 1940–41: Οι χερσαίες επιχειρήσεις". Ο Ελληνικός Στρατός και το Έπος της Βορείου Ηπείρου. Periskopio.p.24
Gedeon, Dimitrios (2001). "Ο Ελληνοϊταλικός Πόλεμος 1940–41: Οι χερσαίες επιχειρήσεις". Ο Ελληνικός Στρατός και το Έπος της Βορείου Ηπείρου. Periskopio.p. 26
Gedeon, Dimitrios (2001). "Ο Ελληνοϊταλικός Πόλεμος 1940–41: Οι χερσαίες επιχειρήσεις". Ο Ελληνικός Στρατός και το Έπος της Βορείου Ηπείρου. Periskopio.p. 27
Gedeon, Dimitrios (2001). "Ο Ελληνοϊταλικός Πόλεμος 1940–41: Οι χερσαίες επιχειρήσεις". Ο Ελληνικός Στρατός και το Έπος της Βορείου Ηπείρου. Periskopio.p. 28
Gedeon, Dimitrios (2001). "Ο Ελληνοϊταλικός Πόλεμος 1940–41: Οι χερσαίες επιχειρήσεις". Ο Ελληνικός Στρατός και το Έπος της Βορείου Ηπείρου. Periskopio.pp.24-25
Koliopoulos, Ioannis (1978). "Ο Πόλεμος του 1940/1941". In Christopoulos, Georgios A. & Bastias, Ioannis K. (eds.). Ιστορία του Ελληνικού Έθνους, Τόμος ΙΕ΄: Νεώτερος Ελληνισμός από το 1913 έως το 1941 [History of the Greek Nation, Volume XV: Modern Hellenism from 1913 to 1941] (in Greek). Athens: Ekdotiki Athinon. pp. 420–421.
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