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*[[December 8]]: The Greek army liberates [[Argyrokastro]].
 
*[[December 8]]: The Greek army liberates [[Argyrokastro]].
 
*[[December 22]]: The Greek army liberates [[Chimara]].
 
*[[December 22]]: The Greek army liberates [[Chimara]].
*[[December 22]]: The [[Submarine RHS Papanikolis|Submarine Papanikolis]], under the command of Lt.Cdr. Iatridis, sinks the Italian sailing vessel Antonietta by ramming in the Adriatic.
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*[[December 22]]: The [[Submarine RHS Papanikolis|Submarine Papanikolis]], under the command of Lt.Cdr. [[Miltiades Iatridis]], sinks the Italian sailing vessel Antonietta by ramming in the Adriatic.
 
*[[December 29]]: As the situation on the Albanian Front gets worse for the Italian forces, Mussolini replaces General Ubaldo Soddu with General Ugo Cavallero.
 
*[[December 29]]: As the situation on the Albanian Front gets worse for the Italian forces, Mussolini replaces General Ubaldo Soddu with General Ugo Cavallero.
  

Revision as of 12:51, January 25, 2007

The Greek artillery in Albania
The Greek soldier makes the cover of Life (Dec. 16, 1940)

Events

January

June

October

  • October 28: Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas replied with the single-word reply "no", when Mussolini demanded occupation rights to strategic Greek sites. Greece officially entered World War II.

November

December

Births

February

March

June

October