The German Invasion of Greece (1941)

The German invasion of Greece (Γερμανική εισβολή στην Ελλάδα) was part of the Balkan Campaign. Germany invaded both Yugoslavia and Greece on 6 April 1941. The Greek Army was already fighting in Albania against the Italians in the Greco-Italian War. Before the German attack Commonwealth troops arrived in Greece and took up positions. The Germans attacked via Yugoslavia but the Metaxas Line where Fort Rupel held out for several days. During the Battle of Thermopylae and the Battle of the Corinth Canal the Germans beat the Allies. Eventually the Germans took over mainland Greece as the Allies evacuated their remaining troops. In May 1941 the Battle of Crete followed. After this the Germans were in full control of Greece and the Axis occupation of Greece started.
History Hustle presents: The German Invasion of Greece (1941).


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SOURCES
– The Defence and Fall of Greece 1940-41 (John Carr).
– War in the Balkans. The Battle for Greece and Crete 1940-1941 (Jeffrey Plowman).
– Greece. Biography of a Modern Nationa (Roderick Beaton).
– Inside Hitler’s Greece. The Experience of Occupation, 1941-44 (Mark Mazower).


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1941-04-30 - Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 556 (24m 09s, 720x544)
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