Italian invasion of Greece

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World War II campaign invasion military campaign

The Italian invasion of Greece was a World War II military campaign launched by Fascist Italy against Greece in October 1940, whose failure prompted German intervention in the Balkans.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Greco-Italian War 23
Italian invasion of Greece canonical 10
Axis invasion of Greece 3

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II campaign ⓘ
invasion ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
surface form: Greco-Italian War

Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
surface form: Italo-Greek War
belligerent Kingdom of Greece ⓘ
Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
casualties tens of thousands killed and wounded on both sides ⓘ
cause Italian expansionism in the Balkans ⓘ
Mussolini’s desire to match German military successes ⓘ
commander Alexandros Papagos ⓘ
Benito Mussolini ⓘ
Giorgos Tsolakoglou ⓘ
Sebastiano Visconti Prasca ⓘ
Ubaldo Soddu ⓘ
conflictIn Balkan theatre of World War II ⓘ
dateOfUltimatum 1940-10-28 ⓘ
endDate 1941-04-23 ⓘ
followedBy Balkan Campaign ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Greece

German invasion of Greece ⓘ
front Albanian front ⓘ
Epirus front ⓘ
GreekResponse rejection of Italian ultimatum ("Ohi" / "No") ⓘ
initialOutcome Greek defensive victory ⓘ
location Albania ⓘ
Greece ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Elaia–Kalamas ⓘ
Battle of Himara ⓘ
Battle of Kleisoura Pass ⓘ
Battle of Elaia–Kalamas ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Pindus

Italian Spring Offensive ⓘ
opponent Greek Army ⓘ
Hellenic Air Force ⓘ
surface form: Royal Hellenic Air Force

Armed Forces of Greece ⓘ
surface form: Royal Hellenic Navy
partOf World War II ⓘ
precededBy Greco-Italian diplomatic tensions ⓘ
Italian invasion of Albania ⓘ
surface form: Italian occupation of Albania
result Axis victory after German intervention ⓘ
resultedIn Bulgarian occupation of parts of Greece ⓘ
Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ
surface form: German occupation of Greece

Italian occupation of parts of Greece ⓘ
significance boosted Allied morale after early Axis victories ⓘ
delayed Operation Barbarossa according to some historians ⓘ
prompted German intervention in the Balkans ⓘ
startDate 1940-10-28 ⓘ
supportedBy British Empire ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ
triggerEvent Italian ultimatum demanding occupation rights in Greece ⓘ

Referenced by (45)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Balkan Campaign → includesEvent → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
Fascist Italy → participatedIn → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greco-Italian War
Benito → participantIn → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
subject surface form: Benito Mussolini
this entity surface form: Italo-Greek War
Italian invasion of Albania → followedBy → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
Italian invasion of Greece → alsoKnownAs → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greco-Italian War
Italian invasion of Greece → alsoKnownAs → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italo-Greek War
Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy) → conflict → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italo-Greek War
Cant Z.1007 Alcione → usedInOperation → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
Alexander Papagos → participatedIn → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greco-Italian War
Carcano rifle → usedInConflict → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greco-Italian War
Wilhelm List → notableWork → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Invasion of Greece
Giovanni Messe → conflict → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greco-Italian War
Axis occupation of Greece → cause → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Axis invasion of Greece
Italian Empire → significantEvent → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
Middle East theatre of World War II → hasPart → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Greece
Balkan theatre of World War II → hasPart → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
Balkan theatre of World War II → hasPart → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Greece
Sebastiano Visconti Prasca → conflict → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greco-Italian War
Sebastiano Visconti Prasca → participantIn → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
Giorgos Tsolakoglou → conflict → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greco-Italian War
Epirus front → conflict → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
Epirus front → partOf → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek–Italian War
Albanian front → partOfConflict → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greco-Italian War
Albanian front → relatedEvent → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
Italian Spring Offensive → partOf → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greco-Italian War
Italian Spring Offensive → conflict → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greco-Italian War
Alpini → notableConflict → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greco-Italian War
Operation 25 → relatedTo → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Invasion of Greece
Battle of Elaia–Kalamas → conflict → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greco-Italian War
Battle of Elaia–Kalamas → offensive → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
Battle of Elaia–Kalamas → precededBy → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italian ultimatum to Greece of 28 October 1940
Battle of Elaia–Kalamas → campaign → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
Ubaldo Soddu → conflict → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greco-Italian War
Regio Esercito → notableBattle → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greco-Italian War
Battle of Himara → conflict → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greco-Italian War
Ugo Cavallero → participantIn → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greco-Italian War
Metaxas Regime → conflict → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greco-Italian War
Metaxas Regime → endCause → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Axis invasion of Greece
Operation Marita → precededBy → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greco-Italian War
Greek Campaign → cause → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Axis invasion of Greece
Greek Campaign → precededBy → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greco-Italian War
L3/35 tankette → usedInConflict → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greco-Italian War
Fiat-Ansaldo L3 series → usedInConflict → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greco-Italian War
War Museum of Athens → subject → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greco-Italian War
German invasion of Greece → precededBy → Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greco-Italian War