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The Greek artillery in Albania

The Greek soldier makes the cover of Life (Dec. 16, 1940)

October 28: Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas replied with the single-word reply "no", when Mussolini demanded occupation rights to strategic Greek sites. Greece officially entered World War II.

November 22: The Greek army on the counter-offensive enters Korytsa in World War II
November 24: The Greek army "liberates" the town of Moschopolis (known in Albanian as Voskopoja and in Aromanian as Moscopole) of northern Epirus (Albania) during the counter-offensive operations against the Italians in WWII

December 3: The Greek army liberates Premeti.
December 5: Colonel Mardochaios Frizis (Μαρδοχαίος Φριζής) is killed near Premeti during the Greek-Italian confrontation. He is the first high ranking officer to fall in battle in World War II.
December 6: The Greek army liberates Agioi Saranda.
December 8: The Greek army liberates Argyrokastro.
December 22: The Greek army liberates Chimara.
December 22: The Submarine Papanikolis, under the command of Lt.Cdr. Iatridis, sinks the Italian sailing vessel Antonietta by ramming in the Adriatic.

January 5: Greek boxer, Anton Christoforidis, marks his US debut by defeating Willie Pavlovich in Madison Square Garden, New York.

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 *[[December 22]]: The Greek army liberates [[Chimara]].
 *[[December 22]]: The [[Submarine RHS Papanikolis|Submarine Papanikolis]], under the command of Lt.Cdr. Iatridis, sinks the Italian sailing vessel Antonietta by ramming in the Adriatic.
+==Sports==
+*[[January 5]]: Greek boxer, [[Anton Christoforidis]], marks his US debut by defeating Willie Pavlovich in Madison Square Garden, New York.
 ==Births==