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The occupation of Greece by the Axis Powers (Greek: Η Κατοχή, romanized: I Katochi, lit. 'the occupation') began in April 1941 after Nazi Germany invaded the Kingdom of Greece in order to assist its ally, Italy, in their ongoing war that was initiated in October 1940, having encountered major strategical difficulties.
The military history of Greece during World War II began on 28 October 1940, when the Italian Army invaded Greece from Albania, beginning the Greco-Italian War. The Greek Army temporarily halted the invasion and pushed the Italians back into Albania. The Greek successes forced Nazi Germany to intervene.
There are signs of civil war in Greece as the Communist-controlled National Liberation Front and the British-backed government seem irreconcilable. 28: Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. , dead of a heart attack on 12 July 1944, is posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his leadership and actions on D-Day at Utah Beach.
5.2 World War II (1940–1944) ... This is a timeline of modern Greek history. ... The Greek People's Liberation Army begins operating in the mountains.
The Greek Civil War (Greek: Eμφύλιος Πόλεμος, romanized: Emfýlios Pólemos) took place from 1946 to 1949. The conflict, which erupted shortly after the end of World War II, consisted of a Communist-led uprising against the established government of the Kingdom of Greece.
The Battle of Kalamata (Greek: Μάχη της Καλαμάτας) took place on 9 September 1944, between ELAS (the military branch of the National Liberation Front) against the collaborationist Security Battalions and the gendarmerie. It resulted in ELAS' victory and the liberation of Kalamata.
The Greek resistance (Greek: Εθνική Αντίσταση, romanized: Ethnikí Antístasi "National Resistance") involved armed and unarmed groups from across the political spectrum that resisted the Axis occupation of Greece in the period 1941–1944, during World War II. The largest group was the Communist-dominated EAM-ELAS.
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