What the records say
- When
- 2 Nov 1940 – 8 Nov 1940
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 39.59° N, 20.14° E
- Description
- 1940 battle of the Greco-Italian War
- War
- World War II
Battle of Elaia–Kalamas
1940 Greco-Italian War battle
The Battle of Elaia–Kalamas took place in Epirus on 2–8 November 1940. The battle was fought between the Greeks and the Italians during the initial stage of the Greco-Italian War in World War II. The Royal Italian Army, deployed on the Greek-Albanian border, launched an offensive against Greece on 28 October 1940.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “WWII: Greco-Italian War – Battle of Elaia–Kalamas in Epirus: Outnumbered Greek forces repel the Italian Army”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Bataille d'Elaia-Kalamas”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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