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    Armies of the Greek-Italian War 1940-41

    Armies of the Greek-Italian War 1940-41

    by Phoebus Athanassiou, Peter Dennis (Illustrator)


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      ISBN-13: 9781472819192
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
    • Publication date: 11/30/2017
    • Series: Men-at-Arms
    • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
    • Format: eBook
    • Pages: 48
    • File size: 20 MB
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    Doctor Athanassiou is an international lawyer (and former Greek Army officer) currently working at the European Central Bank in Frankfurt. He is multi-lingual (English, Italian and German), and has published some 30 books and referee'd academic papers. He is a keen modeller and student of military history.
    Dr PHOEBUS ATHANASSIOU .is an officer of the Greek Army Reserve, who has seen service in Greece and Cyprus. He currently lives in Germany and works in the financial sector. In his spare time he is an amateur military historian, and pursues his favourite hobby of military modelling.
    Peter Dennis was inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn, leading him to study Illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles. A keen wargamer and modelmaker, he is based in Nottinghamshire, UK.

    Table of Contents

    Introduction 3

    The historical context

    Chronology 5

    28 October 1940-6 April 1941

    Aftermath: the German invasion, 6-27 April 1941

    Overview of the Opposing Forces

    The Greek Army

    The legacy of the Greek-Turkish War (1019-22)

    Re-armament and reorganization, 1935-40

    Organization: regiments - divisions - order of battle

    Character: conscripts, and officer corps

    Uniforms & insignia: enlisted ranks - officers - rank, and arm of service - Royal Gendarmerie

    Weapons & personal equipment

    The Italian Army 20

    Composition and organization: regiments - divisions - order of battle

    Character: conscripts, and officer corps

    Uniforms & insignia: enlisted ranks - officers - rank, and arm of service

    Weapons & personal equipment

    Air & Naval Forces 35

    Air Forces

    Naval Forces

    Allies & Auxiliaries 39

    British & Empire Forces

    Cypriot volunteers

    Albanian auxiliary forces

    Conclusion 41

    Plate Commentaries 43

    Index 48

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    In October 1940 an Italian army some 200,000 strong invaded Greece across its largely undefended border with Albania. Although supported by Great Britain, at first by sea and in the air and later by landing British and ANZAC troops from North Africa, Greece bore the main brunt of the six-month war. Outclassed in materiel and outnumbered, LtGen Papagos's Greek army was so successful against the Italians in north-west Greece that, by 22 November 1940, it was advancing into Italian-held Albania. This would eventually force Hitler to send in German reinforcements to support his beleaguered Italian allies, delaying his invasion of the Soviet Union. Complete with contemporary photographs and full-colour uniform plates, this fascinating study explores the history, organization, and appearance of the armies of this oft forgotten conflict.

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