Invasion of Greece (1940)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Invasion_of_Greece_(1940)
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Greco-Italian_War
gptkbp:casualties tens of thousands
gptkbp:cause Italian expansionism
Axis strategic interests in Balkans
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Kingdom_of_Italy
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Greece
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Alexandros_Papagos
gptkb:Benito_Mussolini
gptkbp:endDate 23 April 1941
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:German_invasion_of_Greece
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Invasion of Greece (1940)
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Albania
gptkb:Epirus
gptkb:Macedonia
gptkb:Thessaly
gptkbp:location gptkb:Greece
gptkbp:mainTheater gptkb:Balkans
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Elaia–Kalamas
gptkb:Battle_of_Pindus
Greek counteroffensive
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Nazi_Germany_(after_April_1941)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy Italian ultimatum to Greece
gptkbp:result Greek victory
gptkbp:significance delayed German invasion of Soviet Union
gptkbp:startDate 28 October 1940
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:British_Commonwealth
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Italian_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5