Greece
Athens
Show on map →Flags 1939–1945
- …1939Kingdom of Greece
- 1941-04-27Kingdom of Greecegovernment in exile
- 1944-10-18Kingdom of Greece
- simplified version (without arms)
Course of events
- 23 August 1939
Neutral / non-belligerent
Neutral.
- 28 October 1940
Allies
Attacked by Italy on 28 Oct 1940.
- 1 June 1941
Occupied by the Axis
German, Italian and Bulgarian occupation zones after the fall of Crete.
- 12 October 1944
Liberated
German forces left Athens on 12 Oct 1944; civil conflict followed (Dec 1944).
Events involving this country
- 28 Oct 1940Greco-Italian War
- 6 Apr 1941German invasion of Greece
- 20 May 1941Battle of Crete
- 23 Oct 1942Second Battle of El Alamein
Data completeness: borders c. 1938, status at country level; occupation zones, annexations and front lines as approximate snapshots. Units and offensives: selected, incomplete sets; archive: only items with a confirmed licence, still being added.