Axis occupation of Greece

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World War II event historical event military occupation

Axis occupation of Greece was the World War II period (1941–1944) when Nazi Germany, Italy, and Bulgaria militarily occupied and partitioned Greece, leading to widespread resistance, famine, and repression.

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All labels observed (17)

Label	Occurrences
Axis occupation of Greece canonical	24
German occupation of Greece	5
Greek Resistance	5
German military administration in Greece	2
Nazi-occupied Greece	2
Axis occupation of Crete	1
Axis occupation of Greece (1941–1944)	1
Axis occupation of Greece in World War II	1
Bulgarian occupation authorities in parts of Greece	1
Bulgarian occupation zone in Greece	1
German occupation of Crete	1
German occupation zone in Greece	1
Greek campaign	1
Italian occupation of Greece	1
Italian occupation of parts of Greece	1
Italian-occupied territories in Greece	1
World War II in Greece	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II event ⓘ historical event ⓘ military occupation ⓘ
cause	Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ surface form: Axis invasion of Greece
characterizedBy	collaborationist administration ⓘ economic exploitation ⓘ forced labor ⓘ political repression ⓘ
contributedTo	outbreak of the Greek Civil War ⓘ
countryOccupied	Kingdom of Greece ⓘ
endTime	1944-10 ⓘ
followedBy	Liberation of Greece ⓘ
hasEffectOn	Greek civilian population ⓘ Greek economy ⓘ postwar Greek politics ⓘ
hasPart	Axis occupation of Greece self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bulgarian occupation zone in Greece Axis occupation of Greece self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: German occupation zone in Greece Italian rule in the Dodecanese ⓘ surface form: Italian occupation zone in Greece
location	Greece ⓘ
mainOpponent	Allied forces in the Mediterranean ⓘ National Liberation Front (EAM) ⓘ surface form: EAM–ELAS EDES representatives ⓘ surface form: EDES EKKA ⓘ Greek Resistance ⓘ
notablePlace	Athens ⓘ Crete ⓘ Peloponnese ⓘ Salonika ⓘ surface form: Thessaloniki
occupyingPower	Kingdom of Bulgaria ⓘ Kingdom of Italy ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ
partOf	World War II ⓘ
precededBy	Balkan Campaign ⓘ surface form: Battle of Greece
result	growth of Greek Resistance ⓘ partition of Greece into occupation zones ⓘ severe civilian repression ⓘ widespread famine in Greece ⓘ
significantEvent	Dekemvriana ⓘ Great Famine in Greece ⓘ Holocaust in Greece ⓘ destruction of Greek Jewish communities ⓘ formation of the Greek People’s Liberation Army (ELAS) ⓘ formation of the National Liberation Front (EAM) ⓘ massacres of civilians in occupied Greece ⓘ
startTime	1941-04 ⓘ
territorialChange	German control over strategic areas including Athens and Salonika ⓘ Italian control over many Greek islands ⓘ annexation of parts of Greek Macedonia and Thrace by Bulgaria ⓘ

Referenced by (50)

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

National Liberation Front (EAM) → opposedTo → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

MTO → notableCampaign → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

subject surface form: Mediterranean Theater of Operations

this entity surface form: Greek campaign

European resistance movements → included → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

this entity surface form: Greek Resistance

Italian invasion of Greece → resultedIn → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

this entity surface form: German occupation of Greece

Battle of Crete → followedBy → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

this entity surface form: Axis occupation of Crete

EAM (National Liberation Front) → partOf → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

this entity surface form: Greek Resistance

EAM (National Liberation Front) → historicalPeriod → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

Caserta Agreement (1944) → concerns → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

this entity surface form: Greek Resistance

Greek government-in-exile → cause → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

Greek People’s Liberation Army (ELAS) → conflict → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

subject surface form: Greek People’s Liberation Army

this entity surface form: Greek Resistance

Greek People’s Liberation Army (ELAS) → historicalPeriod → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

subject surface form: Greek People’s Liberation Army

Union of Popular Democracy → involvedIn → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

this entity surface form: Greek Resistance

Axis occupation of Greece → hasPart → Axis occupation of Greece self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: German occupation zone in Greece

Axis occupation of Greece → hasPart → Axis occupation of Greece self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bulgarian occupation zone in Greece

Operation Achse → location → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

this entity surface form: Italian-occupied territories in Greece

Oberbefehlshaber Südost → associatedWith → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

Giorgos Tsolakoglou → notableEvent → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

Giorgos Tsolakoglou → politicalContext → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

this entity surface form: Axis occupation of Greece in World War II

Giorgos Tsolakoglou → historicalPeriod → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

this entity surface form: World War II in Greece

Metaxas Regime → followedBy → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

Operation Marita → followedBy → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

Jewish underground organizations → operatedIn → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nazi-occupied Greece

Bruno Bräuer → participatedIn → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

this entity surface form: German occupation of Crete

Corporal Miller → countryOfOperation → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nazi-occupied Greece

Territorial changes of World War II → includesEvent → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

this entity surface form: German occupation of Greece

Territorial changes of World War II → includesEvent → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

this entity surface form: Italian occupation of parts of Greece

Greek legislative election of 1946 → relatedEvent → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

Ethniko Apeleftherotiko Metopo → conflict → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

National Liberation Front → opposed → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

subject surface form: National Liberation Front (EAM)

Political Committee of National Liberation (PEEA) → conflict → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

subject surface form: Political Committee of National Liberation

Political Committee of National Liberation (PEEA) → historicalPeriod → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

subject surface form: Political Committee of National Liberation

Captain Corelli's Mandolin → depicts → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

this entity surface form: German occupation of Greece

EKKA → historicalPeriod → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

Greek embassy in London → historicalEventContext → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

ELAS → activeDuring → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

Security Battalions → formedDuring → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

Security Battalions → usedBy → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

this entity surface form: German military administration in Greece

Security Battalions → historicalPeriod → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

this entity surface form: Axis occupation of Greece (1941–1944)

ELAS guerrillas → activeIn → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

Great Famine in Greece → significantPeriod → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

Great Famine in Greece → cause → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

Holocaust in Greece → implementedBy → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

this entity surface form: German military administration in Greece

Holocaust in Greece → implementedBy → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bulgarian occupation authorities in parts of Greece

Holocaust in Greece → historicalContext → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

Liberation of Greece → follows → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

this entity surface form: German occupation of Greece

Liberation of Greece → follows → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

this entity surface form: Italian occupation of Greece

Liberation of Greece → relatedTo → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

War Museum of Athens → subject → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

German invasion of Greece → result → Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ

this entity surface form: German occupation of Greece