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Koritsa, Greece 1940-11-17 (2 others)

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Overview:

On October 28th, the Italian Army erupted across the Greek border in an attempt to add Greece to the New Roman Empire to show Mussolini's fellow fascist, Adolf Hitler, that Italy, too, could launch a blitzkrieg attack. Mussolini’s tactically-bankrupt command had not however, anticipated the tenacity of the Greek people to resist the Italian onslaught. By the end of October, the Italians had captured the Greek town of Koritsa near the Pindus Mountain range–only six miles into Greek territory. The Greek General Papagos realized the importance of Koritsa. A successful thrust from there might break through to Thessallonika and cut off all of western Thrace.

Defender: Italian (8th Alpini Regiment and 47th Infantry Division)  

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