The Dodecanese Campaign of World War II was an attempt by Allied forces, mostly British, to capture the Italian-held Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea following the surrender of Italy in September 1943, and use them as bases against the German-controlled Balkans. The Allied effort failed, with the whole of the Dodecanese falling to the Germans within two months, and the Allies suffering heavy losses in men and ships. The operations in the Dodecanese, lasting from 8 September to 22 November 1943, resulted in one of the last major German victories in the war.
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| - The Dodecanese Campaign of World War II was an attempt by Allied forces, mostly British, to capture the Italian-held Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea following the surrender of Italy in September 1943, and use them as bases against the German-controlled Balkans. The Allied effort failed, with the whole of the Dodecanese falling to the Germans within two months, and the Allies suffering heavy losses in men and ships. The operations in the Dodecanese, lasting from 8 September to 22 November 1943, resulted in one of the last major German victories in the war.
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Partof
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Commander
| - Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller
- Inigo Campioni
- Mario Soldarelli
- Robert Tilney
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Territory
| - German occupation of the Dodecanese
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Caption
| - Location of the Dodecanese Islands in relation to Greece
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Casualties
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- 6(xsd:integer)
- 10(xsd:integer)
- 15(xsd:integer)
- 113(xsd:integer)
- 1184(xsd:integer)
- 4800(xsd:integer)
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combatant
| - Kingdom of Italy
- Republican State of Italy
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Place
| - Dodecanese Islands, Aegean Sea
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| - The Dodecanese Campaign of World War II was an attempt by Allied forces, mostly British, to capture the Italian-held Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea following the surrender of Italy in September 1943, and use them as bases against the German-controlled Balkans. The Allied effort failed, with the whole of the Dodecanese falling to the Germans within two months, and the Allies suffering heavy losses in men and ships. The operations in the Dodecanese, lasting from 8 September to 22 November 1943, resulted in one of the last major German victories in the war.
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