On 28 October, Mussolini issued an ultimatum to Greece demanding the cession of Greek territory, which the Prime Minister of Greece, Ioannis Metaxas, rejected. A number of provocations culminated in the sinking of the Greek light cruiser Elli by the Italians on 15 August. ![]() ![]() This was followed by a hostile press campaign in Italy against Greece, accused of being a British ally. By September 1940, the Italians had invaded France, British Somaliland and Egypt. On 10 June 1940, Italy declared war on France and the United Kingdom. This local war began the Balkans campaign of World War II between the Axis powers and the Allies and eventually turned into the Battle of Greece with British and German involvement. ![]() The Greco-Italian War ( Greek: Ελληνοϊταλικός Πόλεμος, Ellinoïtalikós Pólemos), also called the Italo-Greek War, Italian Campaign in Greece, and the War of '40 in Greece, took place between the kingdoms of Italy and Greece from 28 October 1940 to 23 April 1941. (Prime Minister from 29 January to 18 April)ģ00 aircraft of which 160 operational(fighters) ( Prime Minister of Greece to 29 January 1941) ![]() Axis occupation of Greece by Germany, Italy, and Bulgaria following the German intervention.Greece repels the initial Italian invasion: the Hellenic Army, with British air and material support, counter-attacks and occupies the south of Italian Albania, where the war turns into a stalemate.
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