The invasion began with the Italian assault on Greece in October. Stiff Greek defense prevented any Italian gains, and the Italians were eventually pushed out and nearly lost Albania. Following a failed counterattack in March, the Italians asks for the Germans help, who attacked in April. German forces defeated the heavily exhausted Greek troops, and captured Athens. Following the conquest of Peloponnese, the Greeks were defeated and the Axis began to occupy the nations.
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| - Invasion of Greece (Peace With The East)
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| - The invasion began with the Italian assault on Greece in October. Stiff Greek defense prevented any Italian gains, and the Italians were eventually pushed out and nearly lost Albania. Following a failed counterattack in March, the Italians asks for the Germans help, who attacked in April. German forces defeated the heavily exhausted Greek troops, and captured Athens. Following the conquest of Peloponnese, the Greeks were defeated and the Axis began to occupy the nations.
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| - Greece:
430,000 men
20 tanks
United Kingdom and Commonwealth:
62,000 men
100 tanks
200-300 aircraft
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side2casualties
| - Greece:
13,325 dead
62,663 wounded
1,290 missing
United Kingdom and Commonwealth:
903 dead
1,250 wounded
13, 958 captured
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side1casualties
| - Italy:
13,755 dead
63,142 wounded
25,067 missing
Germany:
1,099 dead
3,752 wounded
385 missing
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side1strength
| - Germany:
680,000 men,
1,200 tanks
700 aircraft
Italy:
565,000 men
163 tanks
463 aircraft
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| - Axis Victory
Occupation of Greece
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Place
| - Southern Balkan Peninsula
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| - The invasion began with the Italian assault on Greece in October. Stiff Greek defense prevented any Italian gains, and the Italians were eventually pushed out and nearly lost Albania. Following a failed counterattack in March, the Italians asks for the Germans help, who attacked in April. German forces defeated the heavily exhausted Greek troops, and captured Athens. Following the conquest of Peloponnese, the Greeks were defeated and the Axis began to occupy the nations. The Greeks campaign would have delayed the German Operation Barbossa, but the Nazis decided to postpone the invasion and focus on North Africa. The conquest of Greece would help the Germans attack Crete later that year and later Turkey in 1953. Despite the efforts of several rebel groups, Greece still remains under joint occupation between the Germans and Italians.
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