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*[[December 4]]: Communist organisation [[ELAS]] and nationalist [[Organisation X]] battle at [[Theseum]] for control of [[Athens]].
 
*[[December 4]]: Communist organisation [[ELAS]] and nationalist [[Organisation X]] battle at [[Theseum]] for control of [[Athens]].
 
*[[December 21]]: Three [[ELAS]] divisions attack [[EDES]] at their stronghold in [[Epirus]].  
 
*[[December 21]]: Three [[ELAS]] divisions attack [[EDES]] at their stronghold in [[Epirus]].  
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*[[December 22]]: The High Command of [[EDES]] orders its forces to retreat to [[Preveza]].
 
*[[December 24]]: Sir Winston Churchill arrives in [[Athens]] in an attempt to resolve the political crisis between [[EAM]] and the re-instated Greek government of [[Georgios Papandreou]].
 
*[[December 24]]: Sir Winston Churchill arrives in [[Athens]] in an attempt to resolve the political crisis between [[EAM]] and the re-instated Greek government of [[Georgios Papandreou]].
 
*[[December 27]]:  PM [[Georgios Papandreou]] submits his resignation in the midst of the post-[[World War II]] [[December crisis]] ("Δεκεμβριανά"). Winston Churchill leaves [[Athens]] for London.
 
*[[December 27]]:  PM [[Georgios Papandreou]] submits his resignation in the midst of the post-[[World War II]] [[December crisis]] ("Δεκεμβριανά"). Winston Churchill leaves [[Athens]] for London.

Revision as of 15:32, April 1, 2011

Liberated Athenians greet British soldiers in Athens

Events

January

  • January 11: Allied airplanes bombard the harbour of Piraeus, destroying much of the city centre and killing 5,500 civilians.
  • January 21: Four units of the Hellenic Navy ("Crete", "Themistocles", "Chios" and "Samos") take part in the landing at Anzio.
  • January 26: 43 Greeks are executed outside Kozani by the occupation forces.

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November

December

Births

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