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In addition, many Greeks left for Egypt where they built an army of 30,000 men attached to the British army. They were used in the battles of El Alamein and Tobruk in North Africa and subsequently in the invasion of Italy.
===Cyprus===
Cypriots, being outside of the realm of the Kingdom of Greece, were not subject to conscription. Yet an estimated 35,000 Cypriot volunteers served in the armed forces during the war. 650 died, 2,500 were taken prisoner. In addition, collections were taken up for the war effort and many Cypriot women spent their free time knitting sweaters and gloves for the troops in Epirus.
Cypriot President, [[Glafkos Clerides]], himself served in the Royal Air Force and was taken prisoner by the Germans.
In [[1943]], PM Winston Churchill visited the island and praised its people for their part in was effort.
==Stages of campaign==
