Axis occupation of Greece

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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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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
linked to: Salonika
occupyingPower Kingdom of Bulgaria
Kingdom of Italy
Nazi Germany
partOf World War II
precededBy Battle of Greece
linked to: Balkan Campaign
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

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National Liberation Front (EAM) opposedTo Axis occupation of Greece
Mediterranean Theater of Operations notableCampaign Greek campaign
subject linked to: MTO
linked to: Axis occupation of Greece
European resistance movements included Greek Resistance
linked to: Axis occupation of Greece
Italian invasion of Greece resultedIn German occupation of Greece
linked to: Axis occupation of Greece
Battle of Crete followedBy Axis occupation of Crete
linked to: Axis occupation of Greece
EAM (National Liberation Front) partOf Greek Resistance
linked to: Axis occupation of Greece
EAM (National Liberation Front) historicalPeriod Axis occupation of Greece
Caserta Agreement (1944) concerns Greek Resistance
linked to: Axis occupation of Greece
Greek government-in-exile cause Axis occupation of Greece
Greek People’s Liberation Army conflict Greek Resistance
linked to: Axis occupation of Greece
Greek People’s Liberation Army historicalPeriod Axis occupation of Greece
Union of Popular Democracy involvedIn Greek Resistance
linked to: Axis occupation of Greece
Axis occupation of Greece hasPart German occupation zone in Greece
linked to: Axis occupation of Greece
Axis occupation of Greece hasPart Bulgarian occupation zone in Greece
linked to: Axis occupation of Greece
Operation Achse location Italian-occupied territories in Greece
linked to: Axis occupation of Greece
Oberbefehlshaber Südost associatedWith Axis occupation of Greece
Giorgos Tsolakoglou notableEvent Axis occupation of Greece
Giorgos Tsolakoglou politicalContext Axis occupation of Greece in World War II
linked to: Axis occupation of Greece
Giorgos Tsolakoglou historicalPeriod World War II in Greece
linked to: Axis occupation of Greece
Metaxas Regime followedBy Axis occupation of Greece
Operation Marita followedBy Axis occupation of Greece
Jewish underground organizations operatedIn Nazi-occupied Greece
linked to: Axis occupation of Greece
Bruno Bräuer participatedIn German occupation of Crete
linked to: Axis occupation of Greece
Corporal Miller countryOfOperation Nazi-occupied Greece
linked to: Axis occupation of Greece
Territorial changes of World War II includesEvent German occupation of Greece
linked to: Axis occupation of Greece
Territorial changes of World War II includesEvent Italian occupation of parts of Greece
linked to: Axis occupation of Greece
Greek legislative election of 1946 relatedEvent Axis occupation of Greece
Ethniko Apeleftherotiko Metopo conflict Axis occupation of Greece
National Liberation Front (EAM) opposed Axis occupation of Greece
subject linked to: National Liberation Front
Political Committee of National Liberation conflict Axis occupation of Greece
Political Committee of National Liberation historicalPeriod Axis occupation of Greece
Captain Corelli's Mandolin depicts German occupation of Greece
linked to: Axis 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 German military administration in Greece
linked to: Axis occupation of Greece
Security Battalions historicalPeriod Axis occupation of Greece (1941–1944)
linked to: Axis occupation of Greece
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 German military administration in Greece
linked to: Axis occupation of Greece
Holocaust in Greece implementedBy Bulgarian occupation authorities in parts of Greece
linked to: Axis occupation of Greece
Holocaust in Greece historicalContext Axis occupation of Greece
Liberation of Greece follows Axis occupation of Greece
Liberation of Greece follows German occupation of Greece
linked to: Axis occupation of Greece
Liberation of Greece follows Italian occupation of Greece
linked to: Axis 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 German occupation of Greece
linked to: Axis occupation of Greece