Axis occupation of Greece
1941–1945 period during World War II
Axis occupation of Greece
The occupation of Greece by the Axis powers (Greek: Η Κατοχή, romanized: I Katochi, meaning "The Occupation") began in April 1941 after the German invasion of Greece to assist its ally, Fascist Italy, in the Greco-Italian War which had begun in October 1940. Following the Battle of Crete, all of Greece was occupied by June 1941. The occupation of the mainland lasted until Germany and its ally Bulgaria withdrew under Allied pressure in early October 1944. However, German garrisons remained in control of Crete and some other Aegean Islands until after the end of World War II in Europe, surrendering them in May and June 1945. Upon conquering the country, the Axis powers established a "triple occupation", partitioning Greece into distinct zones. Nazi Germany administered the most strategically important regions, including Athens, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, and several Aegean islands. Fascist Italy controlled two-thirds of the mainland alongside the Ionian Islands, while Bulgaria occupied...
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