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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.
1945 12 February: EAM and the Greek Government sign a peace agreement to end fighting. 1945, 16 June: Former ELAS leader Aris Velouchiotis is killed or commits suicide. 1945, 17 October: Archbishop Damaskinos assumes as regent in an attempt to stabilize the country. 1945, 24 October: Greece is one of the founding members of the United Nations.
On 1 December 1944, the Greek "National Unity" government of Papandreou announced an ultimatum for the general disarmament by 10 December of all guerrilla forces, excluding the tactical forces (the III Greek Mountain Brigade and the Sacred Band); [24] and also a part of EDES and ELAS that would be used, if it was necessary, in Allied operations ...
The number of 600,000 victims of the "great hunger" is mentioned in the entry dated 5 February 1942 of a "short diary of the resistance" (p. 118). An estimated 300,000 people died in the Great Famine (Greece) in 1941–1944. BBC News estimates Greece suffered at least 250,000 dead during the Axis occupation. [1]
On 10 May 1945, he was arrested in Vienna by Allied forces and sent to Greece, where he was imprisoned. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The government did not fulfil its promise to make major efforts to punish collaborators; this contributed to the escalation of political enmities in Greece, which in turn played a part in the outbreak of the Greek civil war .
On 1 December 1944, the Greek government of "National Unity" under Georgios Papandreou and Lt. General Scobie (British head of the Allied forces in Greece at that time) announced an ultimatum for the general disarmament of all guerrilla forces by 10 December, excluding those allied to the government (the 3rd Greek Mountain Brigade and the ...
3 January 1945 8 April 1945 95 days Independent (Liberal-leaning) Retired Lt. General. A distinguished officer known as "The Black Rider" during the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922. Petros Voulgaris Πέτρος Βούλγαρης (1884–1957) — 8 April 1945 11 August 1945 192 days Military: Rear Admiral. 11 August 1945 17 October 1945
The National Council was an assembly elected by secret elections organised by the PEEA in late April 1944 in both the liberated parts of Greece and the still-occupied cities, mainly Athens. Between 1.5 and 1.8 million Greeks voted in these elections, which are notable for the fact that for the first time in Greece, women were allowed to vote .