Greek army in retreat after the German invasion of Greece in World War II. The German invasion of Greece, also known as the Battle of Greece or Operation Marita is the attack of Allied Greece by Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany during World War II. The Italian invasion in October 1940, which is usually known as the Greco-Italian War, was followed by the German invasion in April 1941.

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