1943 in Greece

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See also:Other events of 1943
List of years in Greece

This is a list of events that happened in 1943 in Greece.

Incumbents[]

Events[]

  • 16–17 February – Domenikon massacre by the Italian Army.
  • 7 April – Konstantinos Logothetopoulos is dismissed as collaborationist Prime Minister and is succeeded by Ioannis Rallis.
  • 14 May – The forces of EAM-ELAS attack the EKKA's 5/42 Regiment.
  • 23 June – The forces of EAM-ELAS attack the EKKA's 5/42 Regiment and forcibly dissolve it.
  • 5 July – The main Greek resistance groups conclude the National Bands Agreement.
  • 12 August – Massacre of Kommeno by the German Army.
  • 8 September – The Italian garrison on Kastellorizo surrenders to the Allies.
  • 8 September – Jürgen Stroop becomes the country's HSSPF.
  • 9–11 September – The Germans under Ulrich Kleemann seize Rhodes from the Italians.
  • 14–16 September – Viannos massacres by the German Army.
  • 15–24 September – Massacre of the Acqui Division on the island of Cephalonia by the German Army.
  • 19–29 September – The Paramythia executions by the German Army and local Albanian collaborators.
  • 3–4 October – Battle of Kos: the Germans capture the island of Kos against British and Italian resistance.
  • 9 November – Walter Schimana becomes the country's HSSPF.
  • 12–16 November – Battle of Leros: the Germans capture the island of Leros against British and Italian resistance.
  • 13 December 1943 – Massacre of Kalavryta by the German Army.
  • 14 December – 300 Allied bomber raid Athens.
  • 15 December – Allied bombers raid Piraeus harbor and Greek airfields.
  • 18 December – Drakeia massacre by the SS.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Foot, J. (7 December 2009). Italy's Divided Memory. Springer. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-230-10183-8.
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