28TH OCTOBER 1940
Today, the 28th of October we commemorate the
beginning of the 2nd World War in Greece.
Meanwhile, in 1940, a terrible war waged in Central
Europe between Great Britain, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg
on the one hand and nazi Germany and fascist Italy on the other. It was a
devastating war that is still considered the deadliest combat in human
history.
Almost everyone in Greece was living in a fool’s paradise
because they were certain that our country couldn’t possibly be attached by the
Italians or the Germans, despite the fact that the Italians had sunk a Greek
warship “Elli” the previous summer at the harbor of Tinos. Greek thought that
all problems could be solved through diplomatic channels. Wishful thinking!
On the 28th of October Mussolini issued an ultimatum to Greece demanding the session of Greek territory, which the Greek Prime Minister, Ioannis Metaxas rejected. “Alors, cest la guerre,” he told the Italian ambassador Grazzi who conveyed the message. Metaxas expressed the Greek popular sentiment which was a definite denial of allegiance. The denial was expressed by the Greek press with the word OXI (no).
The Italian army invaded Greece on the 28th of October 1940 before the ultimatum
expired but was stopped by the brave, robust and persistent resistance of the
Greek army who moreover conquered part of Albania. The Italian army failed to
achieve its objectives and lost prestige in this war. As Greek independence and national
sovereignty were at stake the Greeks were determined to drive the invaders
outside the borders.
According to British historian, professor Mark Mazouer: “It was the first Axis setback of the entire war.”
Unfortunately, the Italians were helped by their German allies, and they occupied Greece and raised the swastika on the Parthenon
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