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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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II campaign → invasion → military campaign →
alsoKnownAs	Greco-Italian War → 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	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 Pindus → Italian Spring Offensive →
opponent	Greek Army → Royal Hellenic Air Force → Royal Hellenic Navy →
partOf	World War II →
precededBy	Greco-Italian diplomatic tensions → Italian occupation of Albania →
result	Axis victory after German intervention →
resultedIn	Bulgarian occupation of parts of Greece → 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 (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Balkan theatre of World War II → Balkan theatre of World War II ("Battle of Greece") → Middle East theatre of World War II ("Battle of Greece") →	hasPart
Italian invasion of Greece ("Greco-Italian War") → Italian invasion of Greece ("Italo-Greek War") →	alsoKnownAs
Giovanni Messe ("Greco-Italian War") → Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy) ("Italo-Greek War") →	conflict
Alexander Papagos ("Greco-Italian War") → Fascist Italy ("Greco-Italian War") →	participatedIn
Axis occupation of Greece ("Axis invasion of Greece") →	cause
Italian invasion of Albania →	followedBy
Balkan Campaign →	includesEvent
Wilhelm List ("Invasion of Greece") →	notableWork
Benito Mussolini ("Italo-Greek War") →	participantIn
Italian Empire →	significantEvent
Carcano rifle ("Greco-Italian War") →	usedInConflict
Cant Z.1007 Alcione →	usedInOperation