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- Battle_of_Greece abstract "The Battle of Greece (also known as Operation Marita, German: Unternehmen Marita) is the common name for the Axis invasion of Allied Greece by Nazi Germany in April 1941. It is concomitant to the stalled Fascist Italian invasion known as the Greco-Italian War. It is usually distinguished from the Battle of Crete, which came after mainland Greece had been subdued. These Axis operations were part of the greater Balkan Campaign of Germany in World War II.At the time of the German invasion, Greece was at war with Fascist Italy, following the Italian invasion on 28 October 1940. The Greeks joined the Allies and defeated the initial Italian attack and the counter-attack of March 1941. When Operation Marita began on 6 April, the bulk of the Greek army was on the Greek border with Albania, then a protectorate of Italy, from which the Italian troops had attacked. German troops invaded from Bulgaria, creating a second front. Greece had already received a small, inadequate reinforcement from British Empire forces in anticipation of the German attack, but no more help was sent afterward. The Greek army found itself outnumbered in its effort to defend against both Italian and German troops. As a result, the Bulgarian defensive line did not receive adequate troop reinforcements and was quickly overrun by the Germans, who then outflanked the Greek forces at the Albanian border, forcing their surrender. The British Empire forces were overwhelmed and forced to retreat, with the ultimate goal of evacuation. For several days, Allied troops played an important part in containing the German advance on the Thermopylae position, allowing ships to be prepared to evacuate the units defending Greece. The German army reached the capital, Athens, on 27 April and Greece's southern shore on 30 April, capturing 7,000 British Empire forces and ending the battle with a decisive victory. The conquest of Greece was completed with the capture of Crete a month later. Following its fall, Greece was occupied by the military forces of Germany, Italy and Bulgaria.Hitler later blamed the failure of his invasion of the Soviet Union, which had to be delayed, on Mussolini's failed conquest of Greece. This explanation for Germany's calamitous defeat by the Soviet Union has been refuted by the majority of historians, who have accused Hitler of trying to deflect blame for his country's defeat from himself to his ally, Italy. It nevertheless had serious consequences for the Axis war effort in the North African theatre. Von Rintelen emphasizes, from the German point of view, the strategic mistake of not taking Malta.".
- Battle_of_Greece causalties "1,099 dead,".
- Battle_of_Greece causalties "13,755 dead,".
- Battle_of_Greece causalties "1Italy:".
- Battle_of_Greece causalties "25,067 missing".
- Battle_of_Greece causalties "3,752 wounded,".
- Battle_of_Greece causalties "385 missing".
- Battle_of_Greece causalties "3Germany:".
- Battle_of_Greece causalties "63,142 wounded,".
- Battle_of_Greece combatant "Allies:".
- Battle_of_Greece combatant "Axis:".
- Battle_of_Greece commander Alexander_Papagos.
- Battle_of_Greece commander Bernard_Freyberg,_1st_Baron_Freyberg.
- Battle_of_Greece commander Henry_Maitland_Wilson.
- Battle_of_Greece commander Maximilian_von_Weichs.
- Battle_of_Greece commander Thomas_Blamey.
- Battle_of_Greece commander Ugo_Cavallero.
- Battle_of_Greece commander Wilhelm_List.
- Battle_of_Greece date "1941-04-30".
- Battle_of_Greece isPartOfMilitaryConflict Balkan_Campaign_(World_War_II).
- Battle_of_Greece notes "1Statistics about the strength and casualties of Italy and Greece refer to both the Greco-Italian War and the Battle of Greece (at least 300,000 Greek soldiers fought in Albania).".
- Battle_of_Greece notes "2IncludingCypriotsandPalestinians. British, Australian and New Zealand troops were".
- Battle_of_Greece notes "3Statistics about German casualties refer to the Balkans Campaign as a whole and are based on Hitler's statements to theReichstagon 4 May 1941.".
- Battle_of_Greece place Kingdom_of_Greece.
- Battle_of_Greece result "Axis victory".
- Battle_of_Greece strength "1,200 tanks".
- Battle_of_Greece strength "100 tanks".
- Battle_of_Greece strength "163 tanks".
- Battle_of_Greece strength "1Greece:".
- Battle_of_Greece strength "1Italy:".
- Battle_of_Greece strength "200–300 aircraft".
- Battle_of_Greece strength "262,612 men".
- Battle_of_Greece strength "430,000 men, 20 tanks".
- Battle_of_Greece strength "463 aircraft".
- Battle_of_Greece strength "565,000 men".
- Battle_of_Greece strength "680,000 men".
- Battle_of_Greece strength "700 aircraft".
- Battle_of_Greece strength "British Empire:".
- Battle_of_Greece strength "Germany:".
- Battle_of_Greece strength "Total: 1,245,000 men".
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