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The Greek artillery in Albania

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

June 2: With Kleanthis Vikelidis in its roster, Aris is defeated by Panathinaikos (3-1) at the Leoforos Stadium at the final of the Greek Football Cup. The match is played during wartime, on the eve of the allies’ win at Dunkirk.

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 1: Lieutenant Alexandros Diakos becomes the first Greek officer to die in World War II.
November 2: The Italian Air Force bombs Ioannina causing civilian casualties.
November 9: After the complete failure of the invasion of Greece by the Italian military, Mussolini replaces General Sebastiano Visconti Prasca with General Ubaldo Soddu, his former Vice-Minister of War.
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
November 30: The Greek Army enters Pogradec.

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.
December 29: As the situation on the Albanian Front gets worse for the Italian forces, Mussolini replaces General Ubaldo Soddu with General Ugo Cavallero.

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

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 *[[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===
+*[[November 1]]: Lieutenant [[Alexandros Diakos]] becomes the first Greek officer to die in [[World War II]].
 *[[November 2]]: The Italian Air Force bombs [[Ioannina]] causing civilian casualties.
 *[[November 9]]: After the complete failure of the [[World War II|invasion of Greece]] by the Italian military, Mussolini replaces General Sebastiano Visconti Prasca with General Ubaldo Soddu, his former Vice-Minister of War.