The Greco-Italian War or the Italian Campaign in Greece took place between the kingdoms of Italy and Greece from 28 October 1940 to 23 April 1941. 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. On 10 June 1940, Italy declared war on France and the United Kingdom. By September 1940, the Italians had invaded France, British Somaliland and Egypt. This was followed by a hostile press campaign in Italy against Greece, accused of being a British ally. A number of provocations culminated in the sinking of the Greek light cruiser Elli by the Italians on 15 August. On 28 October, Mussolini issued an ultimatum to Greece demanding the cession of Greek territory, which the Prime Minister of Greece, Ioannis Metaxas, rejected.
In this video, I discuss the beginning of the Balkans campaign of world war 2 and Italy and Germany's attack against Greece.
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This is Episode #17 of my World War 2 series - this series covers the entire timeline of the second world war.
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The Defence and Fall of Greece, 1940-41 by John Carr: www.amazon.in/Defence-Fall-Gr...
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00:00 Introduction
00:53 The origin of the Balkans campaign of World War II
02:25 Why did Mussolini plan to invade Greece?
07:36 What was happening in Greece before the Italian invasion?
08:02 Metaxas' defiance against Italy and the famous "No!"
09:30 The Greco Italian war of 1940
12:35 Greek advantage of fighting Italians on home turf
16:46 Winston Churchill and the problem of British involvement in Greece
18:45 Why did British soldiers not fight in Greece during Metaxas' reign?
19:57 Germany invades Greece from Yugoslavia
24:36 Conclusion
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