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*[[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.
 
*[[December 28]]: British ships start to evacuate the remnants of [[Napoleon Zervas]]' [[EDES]] forces off the Greek mainland to the island of [[Corfu]].
 
*[[December 28]]: British ships start to evacuate the remnants of [[Napoleon Zervas]]' [[EDES]] forces off the Greek mainland to the island of [[Corfu]].
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*[[December 30]]: [[Epirus]] comes under the full control of [[ELAS]].
  
 
==Births==
 
==Births==

Revision as of 15:33, 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.

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Births

January

March

April

June

October

November

December

Deaths

January

April

August

September

November

December