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===September===
 
===September===
*[[September 11]]: The Greek 4th Army Corps in eastern [[Macedonia]] surrenders to the Germans. It will remain in captivity in Silesia until the end of [[World War I]].
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*[[September 11]]: The Greek 4th Army Corps in eastern [[Macedonia]] surrenders to the Germans. It will remain in captivity in Saxony until the end of [[World War I]].
 
*[[September 23]]: [[Eleftherios Venizelos]] leaves for [[Thessaloniki]] with 300 of his followers to take charge of the National Defence Movement.
 
*[[September 23]]: [[Eleftherios Venizelos]] leaves for [[Thessaloniki]] with 300 of his followers to take charge of the National Defence Movement.
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===October===
 
===October===
 
*[[October 10]]: [[Spiridon Lampros]] forms a government that in effect only controls southern Greece.
 
*[[October 10]]: [[Spiridon Lampros]] forms a government that in effect only controls southern Greece.

Revision as of 14:36, February 2, 2011

Events

January

February

March

May

  • May 6: The National Bank of Greece announces that it will also grant loans to women.
  • May 26: German and Bulgarian forces invade eastern Macedonia and come under fire from Greek border guards at Fort Roupel.
  • May 27: Fort Roupel is surrendered, by Major Ioannis Mavroudis, to German and Bulgarian forces. He was under orders to do so by the government in Athens.

June

  • June 3: Allied Commander-in-Chief, General Maurice Sarrail, imposes martial law in Macedonia.
  • June 14: Venizelos' followers organized a military movement in Thessaloniki, called the "Provisional Government of National Defence".

July

August

  • August 30: Greek officers in Thessaloniki rebel against the monarchist government in Athens and form the government of the National Defence Movement.

September

October

November

December

  • December 1: French and British forces land in Piraeus to occupy strategic posts in that city as well as Athens. They are met in ambush by royalist forces and battles take place with casualties on both sides. After their departure, a pogrom breaks out against Venizelists throughout Greece. These events went down in history as the November Events (Noemvriana) because they took place on November 18 (OS).

Births

July

August

November

Unknown

Deaths

January

Unknown