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===December===
 
===December===
 
*[[December 1]]: Gen. Ronald Scobie issues a proclamation calling for the disolution of the [[National Popular Liberation Army]] (ELAS). His call will go unheeded.
 
*[[December 1]]: Gen. Ronald Scobie issues a proclamation calling for the disolution of the [[National Popular Liberation Army]] (ELAS). His call will go unheeded.
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*[[December 3]]: Members and supporters of the leftist [[EAM]]/[[ELAS]] demonstrate in [[Constitution Square]], [[Athens]]. Police fire on the demonstrators killing 28 of them.
 
*[[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]].  

Revision as of 08:55, April 7, 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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