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Battle of Elaia–Kalamas

Index Battle of Elaia–Kalamas

The Battle of Elaia–Kalamas (Μάχη Ελαίας-Καλαμά) took place in Epirus from 2–8 November 1940. [1]

31 relations: Alexandros Papagos, Arachthos (river), Battle of Pindus, Charalambos Katsimitros, Dimitrios Giatzis, Epirus (region), Fiat M13/40, Greco-Italian War, Haliacmon, Hellenic Army, Ioannina, Italian invasion of Albania, Kalpaki, Kingdom of Greece, Kingdom of Italy, L3/35, Macedonia (Greece), Metsovo, Nazi Germany, Pindus, Royal Italian Army during World War II, Sebastiano Visconti Prasca, Tankette, Thyamis, Ubaldo Soddu, Vermio Mountains, Western Thrace, 131st Armoured Division Centauro, 23rd Infantry Division Ferrara, 51st Infantry Division Siena, 8th Infantry Division (Greece).

Alexandros Papagos

Alexandros Papagos (Αλέξανδρος Παπάγος; 9 December 1883 – 4 October 1955) was a Greek Army officer who led the Hellenic Army in World War II and the later stages of the Greek Civil War.

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Arachthos (river)

The Arachthos (Άραχθος) is a river in eastern Epirus, Greece.

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Battle of Pindus

The Battle of Pindus (Μάχη της Πίνδου) took place in the Pindus Mountains in Epirus and West Macedonia, Greece, from 28 October – 13 November 1940.

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Charalambos Katsimitros

Charalambos Katsimitros (1886–1962) was a Greek general who distinguished himself during the Italian invasion of Greece.

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Dimitrios Giatzis

Dimitrios Giatzis (Δημήτριος Γιατζής, 1891–1964) was a senior Greek Army officer who held senior commands during the Greek Civil War of 1946–49, serving as commander of First Army and Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff in 1947–49.

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Epirus (region)

Epirus (Ήπειρος, Ípeiros), is a traditional geographic and modern administrative region in northwestern Greece.

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Fiat M13/40

The Fiat-Ansaldo M13/40 was an Italian World War II tank designed to replace the Fiat L3, the Fiat L6/40 and the Fiat M11/39 in the Italian Army at the start of World War II.

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Greco-Italian War

The Greco-Italian War (Italo-Greek War, Italian Campaign in Greece; in Greece: War of '40 and Epic of '40) took place between the kingdoms of Italy and Greece from 28 October 1940 to 23 April 1941.

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Haliacmon

The Haliacmon (Modern Greek: Αλιάκμονας, Aliákmonas; formerly: Ἁλιάκμων, Aliákmon or Haliákmōn; Slavic: Бистрица, Bistrica) is the longest river in Greece, with a total length of.

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Hellenic Army

The Hellenic Army (Ελληνικός Στρατός, Ellinikós Stratós, sometimes abbreviated as ΕΣ), formed in 1828, is the land force of Greece (with Hellenic being a synonym for Greek).

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Ioannina

Ioannina (Ιωάννινα), often called Yannena (Γιάννενα) within Greece, is the capital and largest city of the Ioannina regional unit and of Epirus, an administrative region in north-western Greece.

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Italian invasion of Albania

The Italian invasion of Albania (April 7–12, 1939) was a brief military campaign by the Kingdom of Italy against the Albanian Kingdom.

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Kalpaki

Kalpaki (Καλπάκι) is a former municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece.

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Kingdom of Greece

The Kingdom of Greece (Greek: Βασίλειον τῆς Ἑλλάδος) was a state established in 1832 at the Convention of London by the Great Powers (the United Kingdom, Kingdom of France and the Russian Empire).

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Kingdom of Italy

The Kingdom of Italy (Regno d'Italia) was a state which existed from 1861—when King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was proclaimed King of Italy—until 1946—when a constitutional referendum led civil discontent to abandon the monarchy and form the modern Italian Republic.

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L3/35

The L3/35 or Carro Veloce CV-35 was an Italian tankette that saw combat before and during World War II.

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Macedonia (Greece)

Macedonia (Μακεδονία, Makedonía) is a geographic and historical region of Greece in the southern Balkans.

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Metsovo

Metsovo (Μέτσοβο, Aromanian language: Aminciu) is a town in Epirus, in the mountains of Pindus in northern Greece, between Ioannina to the north and Meteora to the south.

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Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany is the common English name for the period in German history from 1933 to 1945, when Germany was under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler through the Nazi Party (NSDAP).

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Pindus

The Pindus (also Pindos or Pindhos) (Πίνδος) mountain range is located in northern Greece and southern Albania.

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Royal Italian Army during World War II

This article is about the Italian Royal Army (Regio Esercito) which participated in World War II.

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Sebastiano Visconti Prasca

Sebastiano Visconti Prasca (23 January 1883, Rome – 1961) was an Italian general.

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Tankette

A tankette is a tracked armoured fighting vehicle that resembles a small tank, roughly the size of a car.

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Thyamis

The Thyamis (Θύαμις), also known as Glykys (Γλυκύς) or Kalamas (Καλαμάς), is a river in the Epirus region of Greece.

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Ubaldo Soddu

Ubaldo Soddu (23 July 1883 – 20 July 1949) was an Italian military officer, who commanded the Italian Forces in the Greco-Italian War for a month.

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Vermio Mountains

The Vermio Mountains (Βέρμιο), the ancient Bermion (Βέρμιον), is a mountain range in northern Greece.

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Western Thrace

Western Thrace (Θράκη, Thráki; Batı Trakya; Западна Тракия, Zapadna Trakiya or Беломорска Тракия, Belomorska Trakiya) is a geographic and historical region of Greece, between the Nestos and Evros rivers in the northeast of the country; Eastern Thrace, which lies east of the river Evros, forms the European part of Turkey, and the area to the north, in Bulgaria, is known as Northern Thrace.

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131st Armoured Division Centauro

The 131st Armoured Division Centauro (in 131ª Divisione Corazzata "Centauro") was an armoured division of the Italian Army during World War II.

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23rd Infantry Division Ferrara

The 23rd Infantry Division Ferrara was a mountain infantry division of the Italian Army during World War II.

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51st Infantry Division Siena

The 51st Infantry Division Siena (51a Divisione di Fanteria "Siena") was a regular infantry division of the Italian Army during World War II.

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8th Infantry Division (Greece)

The 8th Infantry Division (VIII Μεραρχία Πεζικού, VIII ΜΠ; VIII Merarchia Pezikou, VIII MP) was an infantry division of the Hellenic Army.

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Redirects here:

Battle of Elaia-Kalamas, Battle of Elea-Kalamas.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Elaia–Kalamas

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