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===February===
 
===February===
 
*[[February 4]]: [[Kostas Perrikos]], head of resistance group [[PEAN]] is executed by the Germans.
 
*[[February 4]]: [[Kostas Perrikos]], head of resistance group [[PEAN]] is executed by the Germans.
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*[[February 12]]: Greek guerrilas attack and defeat an Italian battalion at [[Oxynia]], [[Thessaly]].
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*[[February 16]]: Italian occupation troops execute 118 Greeks from [[Domeniko]] and [[Mesochori (Larisa)|Mesochori]], [[Larisa prefecture]].
  
 
===March===
 
===March===
 
*[[March 5]]: Dozens of Greeks are killed during a protest against conscription by the occupying Axis powers.
 
*[[March 5]]: Dozens of Greeks are killed during a protest against conscription by the occupying Axis powers.
 
*[[March 6]]: [[ELAS]] guerrilas attack a convoy of Italian occupation troops at [[Fardykampos]] near [[Siatista]], [[Macedonia]]. They capture 600 prisoners and much war materiel.
 
*[[March 6]]: [[ELAS]] guerrilas attack a convoy of Italian occupation troops at [[Fardykampos]] near [[Siatista]], [[Macedonia]]. They capture 600 prisoners and much war materiel.
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*[[March 12]]: Italian occupation troops execute 40 Greeks at [[Tsaritsani]].
 
*[[March 15]]: The first convoy of Greek Jews leaves for Auschwitz.
 
*[[March 15]]: The first convoy of Greek Jews leaves for Auschwitz.
 
*[[March 20]]: Italian occupation troops execute several Greeks in [[Kastoria]], western [[Macedonia]]. Among those killed is the local priest Father Ch. Papachristou.
 
*[[March 20]]: Italian occupation troops execute several Greeks in [[Kastoria]], western [[Macedonia]]. Among those killed is the local priest Father Ch. Papachristou.
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===April===
 
===April===
 
*[[April 7]]: Col. [[Stefanos Sarafis]] becomes commander of resistance movement [[ELAS]].
 
*[[April 7]]: Col. [[Stefanos Sarafis]] becomes commander of resistance movement [[ELAS]].
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*[[April 8]]: Greek guerrilas battle Italian occupation troops and kill 15 near [[Agia Efthymia (Phocis)|Agia Efthymia]], [[Phocis prefecture]].
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*[[April 9]]: [[Agia Efthymia (Phocis)|Agia Efthymia]], [[Phocis prefecture]], is destroyed by Italian occupation troops in retaliation for an ambush by Greek guerrilas on the previous day.
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===June===
 
===June===
 
*[[June 6]]: Greek communist leader, [[Pantelis Pouliopoulos]], is executed by the Italians near [[Larisa]].
 
*[[June 6]]: Greek communist leader, [[Pantelis Pouliopoulos]], is executed by the Italians near [[Larisa]].
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===September===
 
===September===
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*[[September 8]]: Italy surrenders to the Allies.
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*[[September 11]]: German troops kill 10 Greeks as they destroy the village of [[Aetos (Messenia)|Aetos]], [[Messenia]].
 
*[[September 12]]: [[Crete|Cretan]] guerrilas under Manolis Bantouvas attack German troops near [[Viannos]], [[Heraklio prefecture]].
 
*[[September 12]]: [[Crete|Cretan]] guerrilas under Manolis Bantouvas attack German troops near [[Viannos]], [[Heraklio prefecture]].
 
*[[September 14]]: Greek guerrilas, belonging to the [[EKKA]] resistance movement, attack and defeat a group of German soldiers at Skaloula. Five Germans are killed and nearly 20 are wounded.
 
*[[September 14]]: Greek guerrilas, belonging to the [[EKKA]] resistance movement, attack and defeat a group of German soldiers at Skaloula. Five Germans are killed and nearly 20 are wounded.
 
*[[September 14]]: Germans destroy 11 villages in [[Heraklio prefecture]]. 352 villagers are killed.
 
*[[September 14]]: Germans destroy 11 villages in [[Heraklio prefecture]]. 352 villagers are killed.
*[[September 26]]: The [[RHS Vasilissa Olga]] is sunk off the coast of [[Leros]] by German bombers.  
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*[[September 15]]: German occupation troops execute 42 Greeks at [[Gdochia]], [[Lasithi prefecture]], [[Crete]].
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*[[September 15]]: German occupation troops execute 19 Greeks at [[Myrtos]], [[Lasithi prefecture]], [[Crete]].
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*[[September 15]]: The Italian garrison of [[Kefalonia]] rebels against the Germans. They will fight for seven days assisted by Greek [[ELAS]] guerrilas.
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*[[September 22]]: The Italian garrison of [[Kefalonia]] surrenders to the Germans.
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*[[September 26]]: The [[RHS Vasilissa Olga]] is sunk off the coast of [[Leros]] by German bombers.
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*[[September 29]]: 49 Greeks are executed in [[Paramythia]], [[Epirus]] by ethnic Albanians and Nazis.  
 
*[[September 30]]: 10 Greeks are executed in [[Patra]] by the Nazis.
 
*[[September 30]]: 10 Greeks are executed in [[Patra]] by the Nazis.
  
 
===October===
 
===October===
*[[October 3]]: 82 Greeks are executed by the German occupation forces in [[Epirus]].
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*[[October 3]]: 82 Greeks are executed by the German occupation forces in [[Ligiades]], [[Epirus]].
  
 
===November===
 
===November===
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===December===
 
===December===
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*[[December 8]]: German occupation troops execute 36 Greeks at [[Kerpini]], [[Achaea prefecture]].
 
*[[December 13]]: The Holocaust of [[Kalavryta]] takes place as German soldiers execute 1,101 villagers.
 
*[[December 13]]: The Holocaust of [[Kalavryta]] takes place as German soldiers execute 1,101 villagers.
 
*[[December 14]]:  [[Elias Venezis]]' book "Aeolian Land" ("Αιολική Γη") is published.
 
*[[December 14]]:  [[Elias Venezis]]' book "Aeolian Land" ("Αιολική Γη") is published.
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===March===
 
===March===
 
*[[March 29]]: [[Vangelis Papathanasiou]], composer.
 
*[[March 29]]: [[Vangelis Papathanasiou]], composer.
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===April===
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*[[April 29]]: [[Yiannis Kalatzis]], singer
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===May===
 
===May===
 
*[[May 17]]: [[Viki Moscholiou]], singer
 
*[[May 17]]: [[Viki Moscholiou]], singer
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===December===
 
===December===
 
*[[December 1]]: [[Nicholas Negroponte]], [[Greek-American]] architect and computer scientist
 
*[[December 1]]: [[Nicholas Negroponte]], [[Greek-American]] architect and computer scientist
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*[[December 12]]: [[Vassilis Alexakis]], novelist.
 
*[[December 14]]: [[Zoe Laskari]], actress.
 
*[[December 14]]: [[Zoe Laskari]], actress.
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===Unknown===
 
===Unknown===
  
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==Deaths==
 
==Deaths==
 
===January===
 
===January===
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*[[January 4]]: [[Georgios Ivanof]], swimmer, resistance fighter
 
*[[January 14]]: [[Ioannis Tsigantes]], resistance leader
 
*[[January 14]]: [[Ioannis Tsigantes]], resistance leader
 
*[[January 17]]: [[Antonis Travlantonis]], author.
 
*[[January 17]]: [[Antonis Travlantonis]], author.
 
*[[January 21]]: Col. [[Konstantinos Davakis]], [[WWII]] hero
 
*[[January 21]]: Col. [[Konstantinos Davakis]], [[WWII]] hero
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===February===
 
===February===
 
*[[February 4]]: [[Kostas Perrikos]], resistance leader
 
*[[February 4]]: [[Kostas Perrikos]], resistance leader
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===June===
 
===June===
 
*[[June 6]]: [[Pantelis Pouliopoulos]], Greek communist leader
 
*[[June 6]]: [[Pantelis Pouliopoulos]], Greek communist leader
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*[[June 27]]: [[Vangelis Papazoglou]], [[rebetiko]] songwriter and singer
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===Unknown===
 
===Unknown===
 
*[[Konstantinos Nider]], general
 
*[[Konstantinos Nider]], general

Latest revision as of 12:22, March 7, 2014

Events

January

  • January 4: Swimmer Georgios Ivanof of Iraklis Salonica, is executed during the German occupation. To honor his memory the club names its basketball court to Ivanofio (Ιβανόφειο) after him.
  • January 14: Major Ioannis Tsigantes, leader of the resistance movement Midas 614, is slain during a battle with Italian carabinieri.
  • January 19: The "RHS Vasilissa Olga" sinks the Italian ship Stromboli off the coast of Tunisia.

February

March

  • March 5: Dozens of Greeks are killed during a protest against conscription by the occupying Axis powers.
  • March 6: ELAS guerrilas attack a convoy of Italian occupation troops at Fardykampos near Siatista, Macedonia. They capture 600 prisoners and much war materiel.
  • March 12: Italian occupation troops execute 40 Greeks at Tsaritsani.
  • March 15: The first convoy of Greek Jews leaves for Auschwitz.
  • March 20: Italian occupation troops execute several Greeks in Kastoria, western Macedonia. Among those killed is the local priest Father Ch. Papachristou.
  • March 23: Archbishop Damaskinos and several Greek business leaders formally request that measures be taken by the Logothetopoulos government for the protection of Greek Jews.

April

June

  • June 6: Greek communist leader, Pantelis Pouliopoulos, is executed by the Italians near Larisa.
  • June 25: 200,000 Greeks take to the streets in a general strike against the German occupation authorities.

July

August

September

October

November

December

Births

March

April

May

July

October

December

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Deaths

January

February

June

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