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[[Image:Life_1940_12_16.jpg|thumb|250px|The Greek soldier makes the cover of Life (Dec. 16, 1940)]]
 
[[Image:Life_1940_12_16.jpg|thumb|250px|The Greek soldier makes the cover of Life (Dec. 16, 1940)]]
 
==Events==
 
==Events==
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===January===
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*[[January 2]]: An earthquake registering 5.2 on the Richter scale strikes [[Kefalonia]]. 
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*[[January 5]]: Greek boxer, [[Anton Christoforidis]], marks his US debut by defeating Willie Pavlovich in Madison Square Garden, New York.
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*[[January 26]]: Greece and Britain sign a major trade agreement.
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===June===
 
===June===
*[[June 2]]: With [[Kleanthis Vikelidis]] in its roster, [[Aris FC|Aris]] is defeated by [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] (3-1) at the [[Leoforos Alexandras Stadium|Leoforos Stadium]] at the final of the [[Greek Football Cup]]. The match is played during wartime, on the eve of the allies’ win at Dunkirk.
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*[[June 2]]: [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] defeat [[Aris FC|Aris]] 3-1 at the [[Leoforos Alexandras Stadium|Leoforos Stadium]] and lift the [[Greek Football Cup]] for the first time. The match is played during wartime, on the eve of the allies’ evacuation of Dunkirk.
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===July===
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*[[July 8]]: The Olympic Swimming Complex, constructed under the initiative of the Hellenic Olympic Committee at a cost of 7.5 million [[drachma]]s, is inaugurated.
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*[[July 12]]: Two Greek Navy auxiliary vessels - the Orion and the Hydra - are attacked by Italian aircraft off the coast of [[Crete]].
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===August===
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*[[August 15]]: The Greek war ship "Elli" is torpedoed by an Italian submarine off the coast of [[Tinos]].
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===October===
 
===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]].
 
*[[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]].
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*[[October 30]]: Pilot Officer Evangelos Yiannaris becomes the first Greek officer to be killed during [[World War II]].
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*[[October 31]]: Greek warships "Psara" and "Spetses" bombard Italian positions in Albania.
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*[[October 31]]: British forces land in [[Crete]].
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===November===
 
===November===
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*[[November 1]]: Lieutenant [[Alexandros Diakos]] becomes the first Greek Army officer to die in [[World War II]].
 
*[[November 2]]: The Italian Air Force bombs [[Ioannina]] causing civilian casualties.
 
*[[November 2]]: The Italian Air Force bombs [[Ioannina]] causing civilian casualties.
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*[[November 3]]: The first Greek units cross the Albanian border in pursuit of the Italian army.
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*[[November 3]]: Greek forces of the 8th Division beat back an Italian assault against Kalpaki hill in [[Epirus]].
 
*[[November 9]]: After the complete failure of the [[World War II|invasion of Greece]] by the Italian military, Mussolini replaces General Sebastiano Visconti Prasca with General Ubaldo Soddu, his former Vice-Minister of War.
 
*[[November 9]]: After the complete failure of the [[World War II|invasion of Greece]] by the Italian military, Mussolini replaces General Sebastiano Visconti Prasca with General Ubaldo Soddu, his former Vice-Minister of War.
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*[[November 17]]: The last Italian invaders leave the Greek soil.
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*[[November 18]]: German leader Adolf Hitler and Italian Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano meet to discuss Benito Mussolini's disastrous invasion of Greece.
 
*[[November 22]]:  The Greek army on the counter-offensive enters [[Korytsa]] in [[World War II]]
 
*[[November 22]]:  The Greek army on the counter-offensive enters [[Korytsa]] in [[World War II]]
 
*[[November 24]]:  The Greek army "[[Great Idea|liberates]]" the town of [[Moschopolis]] (known in Albanian as Voskopoja and in Aromanian as Moscopole) of [[Northern Epirus]] (Albania) during the counter-offensive operations against the Italians in [[WWII]]
 
*[[November 24]]:  The Greek army "[[Great Idea|liberates]]" the town of [[Moschopolis]] (known in Albanian as Voskopoja and in Aromanian as Moscopole) of [[Northern Epirus]] (Albania) during the counter-offensive operations against the Italians in [[WWII]]
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*[[November 27]]: The [[Battle of Pogradec]] commences.
 
*[[November 30]]: The Greek Army enters Pogradec.
 
*[[November 30]]: The Greek Army enters Pogradec.
  
 
===December===
 
===December===
 
*[[December 3]]: The Greek army liberates [[Premeti]].
 
*[[December 3]]: The Greek army liberates [[Premeti]].
*[[December 4]]: As the situation on the Albanian Front gets worse for the Italian forces, Mussolini replaces General Ubaldo Soddu with General Ugo Cavallero.
 
 
*[[December 5]]: Colonel [[Mordechai Frizis|Mardochaios Frizis]] (Μαρδοχαίος Φριζής) is killed near Premeti during the Greek-Italian confrontation. He is the first high ranking officer to fall in battle in [[World War II]].
 
*[[December 5]]: Colonel [[Mordechai Frizis|Mardochaios Frizis]] (Μαρδοχαίος Φριζής) is killed near Premeti during the Greek-Italian confrontation. He is the first high ranking officer to fall in battle in [[World War II]].
 
*[[December 6]]: The Greek army liberates [[Agioi Saranda]].
 
*[[December 6]]: The Greek army liberates [[Agioi Saranda]].
 
*[[December 8]]: The Greek army liberates [[Argyrokastro]].
 
*[[December 8]]: The Greek army liberates [[Argyrokastro]].
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*[[December 17]]: Dr. Vasilios Vergis, on his own initiative, lands with a band of 14 men on [[Agathonisi]] and captures its Italian garrison as prisoners.
 
*[[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.
 
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*[[December 24]]: [[Submarine RHS Papanikolis]], under Lt.Cdr. [[Miltiades Iatridis]], torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant ship Firenze (3952 BRT) in the Adriatic, off Saseno Island
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*[[December 29]]: As the situation on the Albanian Front gets worse for the Italian forces, Mussolini replaces General Ubaldo Soddu with General Ugo Cavallero.
*[[January 5]]: Greek boxer, [[Anton Christoforidis]], marks his US debut by defeating Willie Pavlovich in Madison Square Garden, New York.
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*[[December 29]]: [[Submarine RHS Proteus]], under Lt.Cdr. [[Michail Hadjikonstantis]], sinks the Italian merchant ship Sardegna in the Adriatic but is sunk itself by Italian war ships.
 
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*[[December 31]]: [[Submarine RHS Katsonis]], under Lt.Cdr. [[Athanasios Spanidis]], sinks the Italian merchant ship Quinto in the Adriatic
 
 
  
 
==Births==
 
==Births==
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===January===
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*[[January 19]]: [[Aris San]], Greek-Israeli singer
 
===February===
 
===February===
 
*[[February 29]]: His All-Holiness [[Patriarch Bartholomew I]].
 
*[[February 29]]: His All-Holiness [[Patriarch Bartholomew I]].
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===March===
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*[[March 4]]: [[Giorgos Koinousis]], songwriter, singer
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===May===
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*[[May 7]]: [[Harry Klynn]], comedian
  
 
===June===
 
===June===
 
*[[June 2]]: Former [[King Constantine II]] of Greece.
 
*[[June 2]]: Former [[King Constantine II]] of Greece.
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*[[June 2]]: [[Dimos Maglaras]], athlete
  
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===July===
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*[[July 4]]: [[Anna Fonsou]], actress
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*[[July 26]]: [[Tolis Voskopoulos]], singer
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===August===
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*[[August 13]]: [[Kostas Kafasis]], singer, actor
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*[[August 23]]: [[Lolos Hasekidis]], footballer
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===September===
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*[[September 7]]: [[Sotiris Moustakas]], actor
 
===October===
 
===October===
 
*[[October 28]]:  [[Poly Panou]], popular singer
 
*[[October 28]]:  [[Poly Panou]], popular singer
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===Unknown===
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*[[Spiros Arion]], wrestler
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*[[Stelios Skevofilakas]], footballer
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*[[Christos Zanteroglou]], footballer
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==Deaths==
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===February===
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*[[February 1]]: [[Zacharias Papantoniou]], writer, poet.
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===March===
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*[[March 26]]: [[Spiros Loues]], [[1896 Olympic Games]] Marathon winner.
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===November===
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*[[November 1]]: Lt [[Alexandros Diakos]], first Greek officer to fall in battle in [[WWII]]
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*[[November 17]]: [[Giorgos Vatikis]], footballer - killed in action.
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*[[November 18]]: [[Dimitris Pierrakos]], footballer killed in the [[Battle of Pogradec]]
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===December===
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*[[December 5]]: Col [[Mardohaios Frizis]], first high ranking officer to fall in battle in [[World War II]].
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*[[December 29]]: Lt Cdr [[Michail Hadjikonstantis]], naval officer, [[WW II]] hero
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[[Category:1940]]

Latest revision as of 14:03, November 8, 2015

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

Events

January

June

July

  • July 8: The Olympic Swimming Complex, constructed under the initiative of the Hellenic Olympic Committee at a cost of 7.5 million drachmas, is inaugurated.
  • July 12: Two Greek Navy auxiliary vessels - the Orion and the Hydra - are attacked by Italian aircraft off the coast of Crete.

August

  • August 15: The Greek war ship "Elli" is torpedoed by an Italian submarine off the coast of Tinos.

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.
  • October 30: Pilot Officer Evangelos Yiannaris becomes the first Greek officer to be killed during World War II.
  • October 31: Greek warships "Psara" and "Spetses" bombard Italian positions in Albania.
  • October 31: British forces land in Crete.

November

December

Births

January

February

March

May

June

July

August

September

October

Unknown

Deaths

February

March

November

December