5 IMPORTANT

FACTS
The Invasion of Greece

Greece had
wanted to
stay impartial
but was force
to enter by
invading
Italian forces
on October
28, 1940.

 Tuesday October 15th 1940

Italians plan an invasion on
Greece
Monday October 28 1940
70,000 Italian soldiers invade
Greece
Italians issues an ultimatum to
Greece to accept occupation or
war
Italians begin to launch attacks
from Albania
th

Wednesday October 30th to 31st

1940 British forces begin to
occupy Crete
Sunday November 10th 1940
Italian invasion in full retreat by
Greek resistance and RAF effort
Thursday November 14th to 22nd
1940 a combined Greek-British
force begins an offence, forcing
the Italians into retreat

Wednesday February 19th to 23rd 1941 Allies

authorities meet in Cairo Egypt to review the
Situation in Greece and commit 100,000 soldiers
to the fighting

Sunday March 9th 1941 Italians launch a new

offense to recover lost ground

Saturday April 5th 1941 Number of British troops

arrived in Greece, 58,000

Sunday April 6th 1941 Operation Marita is put

into action

Wednesday April 9th 1941 German 12th army

defeats Greek defence line
German army captures port city of Salonika

Thursday April 10th to 16th 1941 Three divisions

of British, Australian and New Zealand troops at
the Aliakmon line in the Vermion Mountains are
defeated

Saturday April 12th 1941 Allied troops from

Aliakmon line redeployed around Mount Olympus

On Wednesday
16th of April 1941
Greek General
Alexander
Papagos
requested Allied
forces into full
retreat and on
Sunday 20th April
1941 the Greek
Army surrendered
to the Italian and
German forces.

The Italians and

the Germans
Succeeded in
taking over
Greece and the
Allied troops
were requested
into retreat.

Mussolinis
failed attack
caused
Germany to
delay its
attack on
Russia for 5
weeks that
some believe
was the
ultimate cause
of Germanys
defeat.