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    The German invasion of Greece, also known as the Battle of Greece or Operation Marita (German: Unternehmen Marita), was the attacks on Greece by Italy...
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    the German-led invasion of Greece (Operation Marita) and invasion of Crete (Operation Merkur), the invasion of Yugoslavia was part of the German Balkan...
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  • German invasion may refer to: German invasion of Hungary (1063) German invasion of Belgium (1914) German invasion of Luxembourg (1914) Invasion of Poland...
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  • the Germans and the retreating ANZACs during the German invasion of Greece Search for "Battle of Thermopylae" on Wikipedia. The 353 BC blocking of the...
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    The Battle of Crete (German: Luftlandeschlacht um Kreta, Greek: Μάχη της Κρήτης), codenamed Operation Mercury (German: Unternehmen Merkur), was a major...
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    invasion is a concept devised by historians of Ancient Greece to explain the replacement of pre-classical dialects and traditions in Southern Greece by...
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    ultimatum to Greece demanding the cession of Greek territory, which the Prime Minister of Greece, Ioannis Metaxas, rejected. Italy's invasion of Greece, launched...
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    The initial Greek defeat of the Italian invasion gave the Allies their first victory over Axis forces on land. although due to German intervention,...
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    The Battle of Thermopylae, on 24–25 April 1941, was part of the German invasion of Greece during World War II. Following the retreat of Allied forces from...
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    (German: Unternehmen Barbarossa; Russian: Операция Барбаросса, romanized: Operatsiya Barbarossa) was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and...
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    Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Slovak Republic, and the Soviet Union; which marked the beginning of World War II. The German invasion began on...
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    not only in Greece but also by the Allies. After several victories in Albania, Greek forces capitulated in the German invasion of Greece, which proceeded...
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    halted the invasion and pushed the Italians back into Albania. The Greek successes forced Nazi Germany to intervene. The Germans invaded Greece and Yugoslavia...
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  • This is the order of battle of the German, Greek and British Commonwealth units on 5 April 1941, prior to the German invasion of Greece and Yugoslavia ("Operation...
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  • state of the country's infrastructure after the German invasion of Greece, and the emergence of a powerful and well-connected black market, resulted in...
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    Naval Base in 1940. During the German invasion of Greece in April 1941, both ships were attacked and sunk in Salamis. German Ju 87 Stuka dive-bombers bombed...
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    The German invasion of Luxembourg was part of Case Yellow (German: Fall Gelb), the German invasion of the Low Countries—Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands—and...
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    entirely on the King. Although Greece was occupied following the German invasion of Greece in April 1941 and the Greek government was forced into exile...
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  • (First Greek colonisation, Second Greek colonisation, Greeks in pre-Roman Crimea, Greeks in pre-Roman Gaul, Greeks in Egypt, Greeks in Syria, Greeks in Malta)...
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    Μάχη των Οχυρών), was the first battle during the German invasion of Greece in World War II. The Germans succeeded in capturing several individual forts...
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    Communist Party of Greece (Greek: Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας, Kommounistikó Kómma Elládas, abbr. KKE) is a Marxist–Leninist political party in Greece. It was...
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  • the First World War, it served in all conflicts Greece participated in until the German invasion of Greece in 1941. Re-established in 1976, it has been guarding...
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    om Nederland), was a military campaign part of Case Yellow (German: Fall Gelb), the Nazi German invasion of the Low Countries (Belgium, Luxembourg, and...
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    Balkans campaign (World War II) (category Military history of Greece during World War II)
    of World War II began with the Italian invasion of Greece on 28 October 1940. In the early months of 1941, Italy's offensive had stalled and a Greek counter-offensive...
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    The Turkish invasion of Cyprus began on 20 July 1974 and progressed in two phases over the following month. Taking place upon a background of intercommunal...
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    Metaxas. George II followed the Greek government in exile after the German invasion of Greece in 1941 and returned to Greece in 1946, after a referendum that...
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    during the German invasion of Greece on 18 April 1941. The battle was fought amidst the advance of German forces through central Greece, and saw a brigade-sized...
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  • Offensive German invasion of Greece: April 1941 Battle of the Metaxas Line Battle of Vevi (1941) Battle of Ptolemaida Battle of Kleisoura Pass Battle of Lake...
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    The German invasion of Denmark (German: Operation Weserübung – Süd), was the German attack on Denmark on 9 April 1940, during the Second World War. The...
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    south of Greece to evacuate any remaining Allied troops from the advancing German ground and air units. A critical target during the German invasion, was...
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