What the records say
- When
- Apr 1944
- Kind
- Rebellion
- Coordinates
- 31.20° N, 29.89° E
- Description
- 1944 mutiny by sailors on five ships of the Royal Hellenic Navy
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1944 Greek naval mutiny
Mutiny on five ships of the Greek Navy
The 1944 Greek naval mutiny was a mutiny by sailors on five ships of the Royal Hellenic Navy in April 1944 over the composition of the Greek government-in-exile, in support of the National Liberation Front (EAM). Petros Voulgaris was called from retirement and appointed vice-admiral to quell the revolt.
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