Battle of Greece

When

6 Apr 1941 – 30 Apr 1941

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

38.50° N, 23.00° E

Description

WWII German invasion of Greece and Allied resistance, April 1941

World War II military campaign in 1941

The German invasion of Greece or Operation Marita, were the attacks on Greece by Italy and Germany during World War II. The Italian invasion in October 1940, which is usually known as the Greco-Italian War, was followed by the German invasion in April 1941. German landings on the island of Crete came after Allied forces had been defeated in mainland Greece.

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• Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “WWII: Germany, Italy and Hungary invade Yugoslavia and the Battle of Greece begins”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “ab April: Während der deutschen Besatzungszeit in Griechenland wird anfangs die Bank von Griechenland eingesetzt”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “début de l'opération Lustre. soldats britanniques, australiens et néo-zélandais atterrissent en Grèce pour soutenir le pays menacé par les Allemands”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “inicia la Operación Marita, la invasión del Reino de Grecia por las fuerzas del Eje”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “ナチス・ドイツを始めとする枢軸国がユーゴスラビアに侵攻（ユーゴスラビア侵攻）し、ギリシャ・イタリア戦争においてイタリア王国に加勢（ギリシャの戦い、バルカン戦線）”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page