Balkans campaign (World War II)
October 28, 1940 – June 1, 1941 · Albania
Result Axis victory
Italy invaded Greece in 1940 and failed, and Germany then invaded Yugoslavia and Greece in April 1941. The Axis occupied the Balkans, including Crete, by June 1941.
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Battles 3
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Greco-Italian War October 28, 1940 – April 23, 1941
- Battle of Pindus October 28 – November 13, 1940 · Greek victory
- Battle of Elaia–Kalamas November 2–8, 1940 · Greek victory
- Battle of Himara December 13–22, 1940 · Capture of Himara
- Capture of Klisura Pass January 6–11, 1941 · Greek victory
- Italian spring offensive March 9–16, 1941 · Greek victory
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German invasion of Greece April 1941 – April 30, 1941 · Axis victory
- Battle of Thermopylae (1941) April 24–25, 1941 · Inconclusive
- Battle of Crete May 20 – June 1, 1941 · Axis victory