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.

Aliases (7)

Greek Resistance ×5
Axis occupation of Crete ×1
Bulgarian occupation zone in Greece ×1
German occupation of Greece ×1
German occupation zone in Greece ×1
Greek campaign ×1
Italian-occupied territories in Greece ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II event → historical event → military occupation →
cause	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	Bulgarian occupation zone in Greece → German occupation zone in Greece → Italian occupation zone in Greece →
location	Greece →
mainOpponent	Allied forces in the Mediterranean → EAM–ELAS → EDES → EKKA → Greek Resistance →
notablePlace	Athens → Crete → Peloponnese → Thessaloniki →
occupyingPower	Kingdom of Bulgaria → Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED → Nazi Germany →
partOf	World War II →
precededBy	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 (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Axis occupation of Greece ("German occupation zone in Greece") → Axis occupation of Greece ("Bulgarian occupation zone in Greece") →	hasPart
EAM (National Liberation Front) → Greek People’s Liberation Army →	historicalPeriod
Oberbefehlshaber Südost →	associatedWith
Greek government-in-exile →	cause
Caserta Agreement (1944) ("Greek Resistance") →	concerns
Greek People’s Liberation Army ("Greek Resistance") →	conflict
Battle of Crete ("Axis occupation of Crete") →	followedBy
European resistance movements ("Greek Resistance") →	included
Union of Popular Democracy ("Greek Resistance") →	involvedIn
Operation Achse ("Italian-occupied territories in Greece") →	location
Mediterranean Theater of Operations ("Greek campaign") →	notableCampaign
National Liberation Front (EAM) →	opposedTo
EAM (National Liberation Front) ("Greek Resistance") →	partOf
Italian invasion of Greece ("German occupation of Greece") →	resultedIn