Heroic Defense on the Metaxas Line

After another failed Italian offensive in Albania against Greece in March 1941 (Operation Primavera), The Greco-Italian War reached a stalemate. Germany had little choice but to come and assist its ally. On April 6th, German troops crossed the Greco-Bulgarian border …

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After another failed Italian offensive in Albania against Greece in March 1941 (Operation Primavera), The Greco-Italian War reached a stalemate. Germany had little choice but to come and assist its ally. On April 6th, German troops crossed the Greco-Bulgarian border and Operation Marita began. Entrenched on the Metaxas Line, the outnumbered and under-equipped Greek defenders did their best to resist the invasion of the mighty Wehrmacht.

Fort Roupel, Greece

The Battle of Greece (also known as Operation Marita) is the common name for the invasion of Allied Greece by Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany during World War II. The Italian invasion in October 1940, which is usually known as the Greco-Italian War, was followed by the German invasion in April 1941. German landings on the island of Crete (May 1941) came after Allied forces had been defeated in mainland Greece. These battles were part of the greater Balkan Campaign of the Axis powers and their associates.

Wikipedia: Battle of Greece

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Board Type: Desert

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