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1286:
1285:German invasion
1271:
1246:
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1145:
1141:Georgios Kosmas
1107:Ioannis Metaxas
1091:
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660:
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653:Opposing forces
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577:German General
556:Μάχη των Οχυρών
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527:
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3480:1941 in Greece
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3141:
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3116:336th Squadron
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3111:335th Squadron
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3096:
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3079:Vasilissa Olga
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2344:Andreas Tzimas
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1775:III Army Corps
1772:
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1746:Angelico Carta
1742:
1740:
1727:
1726:
1724:
1723:
1718:
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1714:Fortress Crete
1698:
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1677:Hellmuth Felmy
1674:
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1665:Alexander Löhr
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1373:
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1361:King George II
1357:
1355:
1339:
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1326:
1321:
1319:Kleisoura Pass
1316:
1311:
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1300:
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1281:
1280:
1277:
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1171:Galeazzo Ciano
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947:
946:
932:
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866:Panzerdivision
858:
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845:
844:
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833:
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831:
825:
824:
823:
814:
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761:
758:
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729:
728:
725:Erich Petersen
721:
711:
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683:Panzerdivision
659:
656:
654:
651:
630:
627:
595:
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497:
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476:
471:
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454:Kleisoura Pass
451:
446:
441:
436:
430:
429:
428:Greek mainland
425:
422:
421:
417:Greek campaign
414:
412:
411:
404:
397:
389:
381:
380:
377:
372:2,403+ wounded
365:
364:
360:
359:
304:
250:
249:
245:
244:
232:
219:
218:
214:
213:
200:
184:
183:
179:
178:
175:
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173:German victory
171:
167:
166:
163:
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155:6–9 April 1941
153:
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126:
125:
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22:
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13:
10:
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2:
3512:
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3498:
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3473:
3471:
3468:
3467:
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3458:
3440:
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3427:
3426:
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3405:
3404:
3400:
3396:
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3365:
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3329:
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3321:
3317:
3311:
3308:
3307:
3305:
3301:
3297:
3293:Commemoration
3290:
3286:
3268:
3265:
3263:
3262:Angelos Evert
3260:
3258:
3255:
3253:
3250:
3248:
3245:
3243:
3242:Ronald Scobie
3240:
3239:
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3233:
3227:
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3210:
3207:
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3200:
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3170:
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3158:
3153:
3149:
3145:
3139:
3135:
3117:
3114:
3112:
3109:
3107:
3106:13th Squadron
3104:
3102:
3101:
3097:
3095:
3094:
3090:
3088:
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3081:
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3076:
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3055:
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3026:
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2706:
2703:
2701:
2700:Prometheus II
2698:
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2683:5/42 Regiment
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2659:Organizations
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2039:The Holocaust
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1988:exploitation
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1761:Carlo Geloso
1756:Piero Parini
1705:Bruno Bräuer
1670:Army Group E
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3073:Sacred Band
2977:Wadi Akarit
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2838:Eddie Myers
2487:Fardykambos
2319:Front (EAM)
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