Xena, a mighty Warrior Princess with a dark past, sets out to redeem herself. [267] Bulgaria, which had not participated in the invasion, occupied most of Thrace on the same day that Tsolakoglou surrendered taking the territory between the Strymon river and a line through Alexandroupoli and Svilengrad west of the Evros River. Stars:
The Romans fought the ensuing war ineffectively, and in 205 the Peace of Phoenice ended the conflict on terms favourable to Philip, allowing him to keep his conquests in Illyria. [43] Count Ciano was the Italian official who had pushed most strongly for the conquest of Albania in 1939 and afterwards Albania was ruled very much as his own "personal fiefdom" as the viceroy Francesco Jacomoni was a lackey of Ciano's. Director:

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Director: | Heather McEwen, | The Pindus sector was covered by the "Pindus Detachment" (Απόσπασμα Πίνδου) (Colonel Konstantinos Davakis) with two battalions, a cavalry company and 1.5 artillery batteries. Stars:

In the central sector, the Siena Division moved in two columns onto the area of Filiates, while the Ferrara Division moved in four columns against the main Greek resistance line at Kalpaki with the aim of capturing Ioannina.

176,682 Further British aid in March and April would only partially alleviate this problem. | Director: Mussolini, after the capture of Himara by the Greeks, wrote of the high morale that contributed to the victory of the enemy (24 December).

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| [54] The consistent German opposition to any Italian move into the Balkans was a major irritant to Mussolini as he saw it as a German attempt to block Italy from getting its fair share of the spoils before the war was won. [236], Several military historians have blamed the poor performance of the Italian Army in Greece, as well as in France and North Africa, on "innate defects" that had been evident already during World War I but were consistently ignored due to institutional indifference. | Gross:

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[234] In 2008, Paoletti wrote that the Italian army fought in difficult terrain, was short of clothing and equipment and units were split up as they arrived and used piecemeal. | Gross: The Greek units east of the Kalamas were withdrawn during the night. 124 min |

This was taken up by De Vecchi, who ordered the Delfino's commander to "sink everything in sight in the vicinity of Tinos and Syros", giving the impression that war was imminent. Lilly Wachowski [17] Italy invaded France in June 1940, followed by their invasion of Egypt in September. Sybil Danning,

[209], Ultra decrypts of orders to the Regia Aeronautica and nightly reports from 4° Zona Aerea Territoriale in Italy to Comando Aeronautico Albania della Regia Aeronautica in Tirana, disclosed bombing targets for the next day and were sent to RAF HQ in Greece, to assist in fighter interception. |

Charlize Theron, Votes: Apollo : Apollo : Brother of Artemis/Diana, shared by Romans and Greeks alike. [264][265][266] It is estimated that between 6,800 and 8,000 fallen Greek soldiers were hastily buried on location following their death, and their remains not properly identified.

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[238] The diversion of large quantities of material and funds to the Spanish intervention also impacted the Italian Army negatively: according to the official Italian history of the conflict, the material left in or donated to Spain would have sufficed to provide for 55 fully equipped divisions in June 1940, rather than the 19 fully and 34 partially equipped ones in reality.

As a result, Metaxas, who believed Grazzi to be a "faithful executor of Rome’s orders", was left unsure of Italy's true intentions, wavering between optimism and "crises of prudent rationalism", in the words of Tsirpanlis. Greece had received a small reinforcement from British forces based in Egypt in anticipation of the German attack, but no more help was sent after the invasion. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.... Get exclusive access to content from our 1768 First Edition with your subscription. They caused increasing involvement by Rome in Greek affairs and helped lead to Roman domination of the entire eastern Mediterranean area.


[76], On 13 October, Mussolini finalized the decision for war when he informed Marshal Badoglio to start preparing an attack for 26 October.

They had few automatic weapons and faced even shortages of basic supplies such as tents and helmets.

German build-up in the Balkans accelerated after Bulgaria joined the Axis on 1 March 1941. II Corps attacked on 8 January, with 1st Division on the left and 15th Division, followed by the 11th Division, on the right flank.

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Stars: [92], In 1936 General Alberto Pariani had been appointed Chief of Staff of the army, and had begun a reorganisation of divisions to fight wars of rapid decision, according to thinking that speed, mobility and new technology could revolutionise military operations. Brad Harris,

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Jonathan Liebesman [55] On 12 July, while attacking a British petrol carrier off Crete, Italian aircraft based in the Dodecanese went on to bombard Greek warships in harbour at Kissamos.

A small number of Cham Albanian activists tried to disrupt the work but were removed by Albanian police. In the mid-1930s, the Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini began an aggressive foreign policy and annexed Albania in the spring of 1939. Our forces are defending the fatherland. E, se tutto va bene, prenderemo anche Aténe." | $126.48M, Unrated $42.37M, 84 min By 13 November, the Greek forces once again stood at the Kalamas river along its entire length.

Many senior Greek officers were veterans of a decade of almost continuous warfare, including the Balkan Wars of 1912–13, the First World War, and the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–22. 3,449

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| Stars: I Corps, now comprising 2nd, 3rd and 4th Divisions (8th Division and the Lioumbas Detachment were moved back into reserve) captured Himarë on 22 December. Metaxas himself, during a briefing of the press on 30 October 1940, reiterated his unshakeable confidence on the ultimate victory of Britain, and hence of Greece, but was less confident on the short-term prospects, noting that "Greece is not fighting for victory. [188], With most of the Greek army on the Albanian border, Operation Marita began through Bulgaria on 6 April, which created a second front.

Director: Adventure, Fantasy, One of the most legendary adventures in all mythology is brought to life in Jason and the Argonauts, an epic saga of good and evil. Director: [38], Following the Italian annexation of Albania in April, relations between Italy and Greece deteriorated rapidly. Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Hercules and Iolaus take time out from Iolaus' wedding preparations, to help a distant village under attack from "monsters". 89 min