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| + | *[[March 9]]: The Italian Spring offensive against the Greek forces commences. | ||
*[[March 17]]: The first British and New Zealand troops arrive in [[Greece]] as a German attack is deemed imminent. | *[[March 17]]: The first British and New Zealand troops arrive in [[Greece]] as a German attack is deemed imminent. | ||
| + | *[[March 20]]: The Italian Spring offensive against the Greek forces ends in failure. | ||
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===April=== | ===April=== | ||
*[[April 9]]: During [[World War II]], [[Thessaloniki]] falls to the German army. | *[[April 9]]: During [[World War II]], [[Thessaloniki]] falls to the German army. | ||
Revision as of 15:33, September 19, 2006
Events
January
- January 10: The Greek First Division liberates Kleisoura.
- January 29: PM Ioannis Metaxas dies in office. He is replaced by Alexandros Korizis.
March
- March 9: The Italian Spring offensive against the Greek forces commences.
- March 17: The first British and New Zealand troops arrive in Greece as a German attack is deemed imminent.
- March 20: The Italian Spring offensive against the Greek forces ends in failure.
April
- April 9: During World War II, Thessaloniki falls to the German army.
- April 9: Maj. Gen. Ioannis Zisis leads his troops into Turkey rather than surrender to the Germans. Before the Turks can take his weapon, he faces Greece and shoots himself in the head.
- April 10: The hospital ship "Attica" is sunk off Cape Kafireas by Axis aircraft. Aboard the ship, captained by Dimitrios Meletopoulos, were several wounded soldiers.
- April 18: Days before Greece capitulates to the Germans, PM Alexandros Korizis commits suicide.
- April 27: The Germans enter Athens during World War II.
May
- May 20: The Battle of Crete begins.
- May 30: Manolis Glezos and Apostolos Santas take down the German flag from the Acropolis, Athens.
June
- June 1: The Battle of Crete ends in Allied defeat.
- June 3: German occupation troops enter and destroy the village of Kandanos, Crete.
July
- July 2: Chrysanthus is removed as Archbishop of Athens after refusing to swear in the Georgios Tsolakoglou government.
September
- September 9: The resistance movement EDES is founded in Athens by venizelist Col. Napoleon Zervas.
- September 27: The resistance movement EAM (National Liberation Front) is founded by several leftist groups.
- September 29: The massacre of Doxato, Drama prefecture, takes place as Bulgarian occupation forces kill 350 Greek men from the town aged 16 - 50.
Births
February
- February 8: Doukissa Fotara, Laika singer commonly known only by her first name.
Deaths
January
- January 29: Ioannis Metaxas, Greek PM during World War II.
April
- April 18: Alexandros Korizis, Greek PM who succeeded Metaxas.
- April 27: Penelope Delta, writer