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Pages in category "Greek military personnel killed in World War II" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
This list is for people who held general officer rank (including, after 1946, Brigadier General) in the regular Hellenic Army since 1828. It does not include the numerous generals of the irregular troops appointed during the Greek War of Independence, unless they also received a general rank in the post-war regular army. This list is not ...
Greek military personnel killed in World War II (15 P) Pages in category "Greek military personnel killed in action" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total.
Every year on October 28, there are parades and ceremonies in both Greece and around the world to commemorate the Greeks’ resistance to Italian and German forces during World War II. The ...
Greek military leaders of World War II (2 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Greek military personnel of World War II" The following 58 pages are in this category, out of 58 total.
Greece's recovery from the devastation of World War II and the Axis occupation lagged far behind that of the rest of Europe. [174] About 8% of the Greek population of c. 7 million had died during the conflicts and the occupation. Sanitation conditions were deplorable, and the health of those who had survived was imperilled by a resurgence of ...