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==Events==
 
==Events==
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===February===
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*[[February 5]]: The [[EAM]] Youth Movement is founded during the Axis occupation of Greece.
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*[[February 16]]: The military wing of [[EAM]] - "[[ELAS]]" - is founded during the Axis occupation of Greece.
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===March===
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*[[March 14]]: The Axis powers impose upon Greece a "loan" for their expenses in occupying the country. The loan was estimated in 1993 to be equivalent to US$9 billion of that time. The Axis powers promised to repay the loan "in the future".
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===April===
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*[[April 28]]: Future Foreign Minister [[Evangelos Averoff-Tossizza]] is arrested by the Italian occupation forces for resistance-related activities.
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*[[April 30]]: The Greek government announces that bread will be distributed three times a week. Each person possessing the appropriate coupon will be entitled to 80 drams (250 grams) of bread each time.
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===June===
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*[[June 10]]: [[King George II]] arrives in the USA.
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*[[June 14]]: 50 Greeks are executed by German occupation troops in [[Heraklion]], [[Crete]].
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*[[June 15]]: [[King George II]] addresses the American Congress.
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===July===
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*[[July 28]]: Benito Mussolini arrives in [[Athens]] where he inspects his troops and holds talks with Greek officials of the occupation government.
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===September===
 
===September===
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*[[September 11]]: The Greek forces in Egypt come under German airforce bombardment. Four soldiers are killed and ten are wounded.
 
*[[September 12]]:  The Greek [[Submarine RHS Papanikolis|submarine Papanikolis]] put the commandos ashore at Kokkini Ammos, [[Rhodes]] who, with the help of two local men - Nikos Savvas and Georgios Kyrmichalis, made their way to the airports at [[Kalathos (Lindos)|Kalathos]] and Maritsa, where they destroyed German war planes.
 
*[[September 12]]:  The Greek [[Submarine RHS Papanikolis|submarine Papanikolis]] put the commandos ashore at Kokkini Ammos, [[Rhodes]] who, with the help of two local men - Nikos Savvas and Georgios Kyrmichalis, made their way to the airports at [[Kalathos (Lindos)|Kalathos]] and Maritsa, where they destroyed German war planes.
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*[[September 20]]: Resistance members belonging to [[PEAN]] blow up the offices of the "National Socialist Patriotic Organisation" killing 43 Germans and 23 Greek collaborators.
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===October===
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*[[October 23]]: Greek units take part in the Battle of El Alamein.
  
 
===November===
 
===November===
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*[[November 30]]:  [[Submarine RHS Papanikolis|Submarine Papanikolis]], under Lt. Nicholas Roussen, sinks any enemy communications ship.
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*[[November 11]]: Greeks in Istanbul are subjected to the [[Varlik Vergisi]] by the Turkish Parliament.
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*[[November 16]]: The Greek submarine "Triton" sinks a German tanker but is then itself sunk. 19 crew members perish.
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*[[November 25]]: Guerrilas from both [[EDES]] and [[ELAS]] blow up the Gorgopotamos Bridge used by Germans to supply Gen. Rommel's Afrika Korps.
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*[[November 30]]:  [[Submarine RHS Papanikolis|Submarine Papanikolis]], under Lt. Nicholas Roussen, sinks an enemy communications ship.
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===December===
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*[[December 15]]:  The British destroyer '''HMS Petard''' and Coast defense battleship '''[[RHS Vasilissa Olga|Vasilissa Olga]]''' sink the Italian submarine '''Uarsciek''' (620 tons) south of Malta, towards the area of Benghazi, Libya.
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==Births==
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===January===
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*[[January 6]]: [[Yiannis Boutaris]], Mayor of [[Thessaloniki]]
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*[[January 19]]: [[Giorgos Hadjinasios]], composer
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*[[January 22]]: [[Mimis Domazos]], footballer
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*[[January 23]]: [[Andreas Stylianou]], Cypriot footballer
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===February===
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*[[February 16]]: [[Giorgos Trontzos]], [[basketball]] player
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===March===
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*[[March 21]]: [[Kostas Politis]], basketball player and coach
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*[[March 27]]: [[Aristides Loumidis]], industrialist.
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===May===
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*[[May 11]]: Former Princess [[Irene of Greece]]
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*[[May 31]]: [[Minos Kyriakou]], businessman
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===June===
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*[[June 8]]: [[Nikos Konstantopoulos]], politician
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*[[June 29]]: [[Yiannis Poulopoulos]], singer
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===August===
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*[[August 23]]: [[Mimis Papaioannou]], footballer
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===September===
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*[[September 3]]: [[Giorgos Lianis]], former Deputy Minister for Athletics
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*[[September 4]]: [[Dimitris Tsovolas]], politician
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===Unknown===
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*[[Kostas Politis]], basketball coach
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==Deaths==
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===February===
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*[[February 21]]: [[Dimitrios Kambouroglou]], writer
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===May===
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*[[May 23]]: [[Panayiotis Toundas]], [[Rebetiko]] composer
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===October===
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*Date Unknown: [[Iovan Tsaous]], [[rebetiko]] composer
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[[Category:Years]]
 
[[Category:Years]]
 
[[Category:1942]]
 
[[Category:1942]]

Latest revision as of 10:26, August 24, 2020

Events

February

  • February 5: The EAM Youth Movement is founded during the Axis occupation of Greece.
  • February 16: The military wing of EAM - "ELAS" - is founded during the Axis occupation of Greece.

March

  • March 14: The Axis powers impose upon Greece a "loan" for their expenses in occupying the country. The loan was estimated in 1993 to be equivalent to US$9 billion of that time. The Axis powers promised to repay the loan "in the future".

April

  • April 28: Future Foreign Minister Evangelos Averoff-Tossizza is arrested by the Italian occupation forces for resistance-related activities.
  • April 30: The Greek government announces that bread will be distributed three times a week. Each person possessing the appropriate coupon will be entitled to 80 drams (250 grams) of bread each time.

June

July

  • July 28: Benito Mussolini arrives in Athens where he inspects his troops and holds talks with Greek officials of the occupation government.

September

  • September 11: The Greek forces in Egypt come under German airforce bombardment. Four soldiers are killed and ten are wounded.
  • September 12: The Greek submarine Papanikolis put the commandos ashore at Kokkini Ammos, Rhodes who, with the help of two local men - Nikos Savvas and Georgios Kyrmichalis, made their way to the airports at Kalathos and Maritsa, where they destroyed German war planes.
  • September 20: Resistance members belonging to PEAN blow up the offices of the "National Socialist Patriotic Organisation" killing 43 Germans and 23 Greek collaborators.

October

  • October 23: Greek units take part in the Battle of El Alamein.

November

  • November 11: Greeks in Istanbul are subjected to the Varlik Vergisi by the Turkish Parliament.
  • November 16: The Greek submarine "Triton" sinks a German tanker but is then itself sunk. 19 crew members perish.
  • November 25: Guerrilas from both EDES and ELAS blow up the Gorgopotamos Bridge used by Germans to supply Gen. Rommel's Afrika Korps.
  • November 30: Submarine Papanikolis, under Lt. Nicholas Roussen, sinks an enemy communications ship.

December

  • December 15: The British destroyer HMS Petard and Coast defense battleship Vasilissa Olga sink the Italian submarine Uarsciek (620 tons) south of Malta, towards the area of Benghazi, Libya.

Births

January

February

March

May

June

August

September

Unknown

Deaths

February

May

October

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