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*[[October 8]]: Greek forces land in [[Lemnos]]. | *[[October 8]]: Greek forces land in [[Lemnos]]. | ||
*[[October 9]]: The [[Battle of Sarantaporo]] takes place during the [[First Balkan War]]. | *[[October 9]]: The [[Battle of Sarantaporo]] takes place during the [[First Balkan War]]. | ||
| + | *[[October 12]]: Greek forces enter [[Kozani]] and [[Grevena]]. | ||
| + | *[[October 13]]: The Greek Army liberates [[Filippiada]]. | ||
| + | *[[October 18]]: Greek forces land in [[Thasos]], [[Imvros]] and [[Agios Efstratios]]. | ||
*[[October 20]]: The [[Battle of Giannitsa]] takes place during the [[First Balkan War]]. | *[[October 20]]: The [[Battle of Giannitsa]] takes place during the [[First Balkan War]]. | ||
*[[October 24]]: During the [[First Balkan War]], the Greek Army crosses the [[Axios River]] and advances towards [[Thessaloniki]]. | *[[October 24]]: During the [[First Balkan War]], the Greek Army crosses the [[Axios River]] and advances towards [[Thessaloniki]]. | ||
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*[[October 26]]: The Greek army liberates [[Thessaloniki]] | *[[October 26]]: The Greek army liberates [[Thessaloniki]] | ||
*[[October 30]]: The [[Battle of Pente Pigadia]] ends in victory for the Greek Army. | *[[October 30]]: The [[Battle of Pente Pigadia]] ends in victory for the Greek Army. | ||
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===November=== | ===November=== | ||
*[[November 4]]: [[Icaria]] is liberated. | *[[November 4]]: [[Icaria]] is liberated. | ||
Revision as of 10:43, March 10, 2007
Events
February
- February 8: E. Argyropoulos flies "Alcyon" - the first flight of a Greek airplane.
April
- April 1: Kostas Tsiklitiras breaks Ray Ewry's world record in the standing broad jump with 3.47m.
- April 12: Italian troops start their occupation of the Dodecanese islands.
- April 26: Italian forces capture Rhodes.
May
- May 13: First lieutenant Dimitrios Kamberos flies the first military plane in Greek history: a Henry Farman aircraft.
June
September
- September 15: Serbia and Bulgaria mobilise in preparation for the First Balkan War.
- September 18: Greece mobilises in preparation for the First Balkan War.
- September 30: Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria issue an ultimatum to the High Porte prior to the First Balkan War.
October
- October 3: Turkey rejects the ultimatum presented by Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria.
- October 5: The Greek Army invades Turkish Thessaly.
- October 8: Greek forces land in Lemnos.
- October 9: The Battle of Sarantaporo takes place during the First Balkan War.
- October 12: Greek forces enter Kozani and Grevena.
- October 13: The Greek Army liberates Filippiada.
- October 18: Greek forces land in Thasos, Imvros and Agios Efstratios.
- October 20: The Battle of Giannitsa takes place during the First Balkan War.
- October 24: During the First Balkan War, the Greek Army crosses the Axios River and advances towards Thessaloniki.
- October 24: The Battle of Pente Pigadia commences during the First Balkan War.
- October 26: The Greek army liberates Thessaloniki
- October 30: The Battle of Pente Pigadia ends in victory for the Greek Army.
November
- November 4: Icaria is liberated.
- November 8: Greek forces enter the city of Mytilene.
- November 11: Greek forces enter Kastoria.
- November 26: The battle of Driskos commences on the Epirus front.
December
- December 3: The Greek Navy led by Rear Admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis on board the flagship Averoff, forces the Ottoman navy to retreat to the Dardanelles
- December 5: Greece uses for the first time airplanes to drop bombs at Bizani
Births
January
- January 1: Nikiforos Vrettakos, poet
Deaths
April
- April 3: Grigoris Lambrakis, politician
November
- November 29: Lorentzos Mavilis, poet