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Greece is the first foreign country to pledge aid to Turkey. 1999, 7 September: Athens is struck by the most devastating earthquake in Greece of the past 20 years. A total of 145 people die. The Turkish aid is the first to arrive. The two earthquakes initiate the Greek–Turkish earthquake diplomacy.
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.
Athenians celebrate the liberation, October 1944. ... In many cases the punishment was the death penalty. ... Greece 1944–1949, ...
Axis occupation (Collaborationist regime, Free Greece) (1941-1944) Civil War (1946-1949) Military Junta ... The following is a timeline of the history of the city of ...
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 .
The Chortiatis Massacre (Greek: Σφαγή του Χορτιάτη) was a violent reprisal by the Greek collaborationist Security Battalions and German army troops during the Axis Occupation of Greece. On 2 September 1944, a platoon of Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) fighters ambushed a government water supply column outside Chortiatis ...
Year Of Battle World War II (Greece in World War II) * 1939 1945 Western Front: 1939 1945 West European Campaign 1944 1945 The Invasion of Normandy: 1944 1944 Battle of Normandy (Operation Overlord) 1944 Mediterranean, Balkans, Middle East and African Fronts: 1940 1945 Balkans Campaign: 1940 1941 Greco-Italian War: 1940 1941
Unarmed EAM protesters lying dead or wounded on 3 December 1944 in front of the Greek Parliament, while others are running for their lives; moments after the first shootings that left at least 28 dead and signalled the beginning of the Dekemvriana events. According to the Caserta Agreement, all Greek forces were under the Allied command of Scobie.