1943 IN GREECE - Encyclopedia Information

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Decades:

Incumbents

16–17 February – Domenikon massacre by the Italian Army.
7 April – Konstantinos Logothetopoulos is dismissed as collaborationist Prime Minister and is succeeded by Ioannis Rallis.
14 May – The forces of EAM-ELAS attack the EKKA's 5/42 Regiment.
23 June – The forces of EAM-ELAS attack the EKKA's 5/42 Regiment and forcibly dissolve it.
5 July – The main Greek resistance groups conclude the National Bands Agreement.
12 August – Massacre of Kommeno by the German Army.
8 September – The Italian garrison on Kastellorizo surrenders to the Allies.
8 September – Jürgen Stroop becomes the country's HSSPF.
9–11 September – The Germans under Ulrich Kleemann seize Rhodes from the Italians.
14–16 September – Viannos massacres by the German Army.
15–24 September – Massacre of the Acqui Division on the island of Cephalonia by the German Army.
19–29 September – The Paramythia executions by the German Army and local Albanian collaborators.
3–4 October – Battle of Kos: the Germans capture the island of Kos against British and Italian resistance.
9 November – Walter Schimana becomes the country's HSSPF.
12–16 November – Battle of Leros: the Germans capture the island of Leros against British and Italian resistance.
13 December 1943 – Massacre of Kalavryta by the German Army.
14 December – 300 Allied bomber raid Athens.
15 December – Allied bombers raid Piraeus harbor and Greek airfields.
18 December – Drakeia massacre by the SS.^[1]

^ Foot, J. (7 December 2009). Italy's Divided Memory. Springer. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-230-10183-8.

Events

16–17 February – Domenikon massacre by the Italian Army.

7 April – Konstantinos Logothetopoulos is dismissed as collaborationist Prime Minister and is succeeded by Ioannis Rallis.

14 May – The forces of EAM-ELAS attack the EKKA's 5/42 Regiment.

23 June – The forces of EAM-ELAS attack the EKKA's 5/42 Regiment and forcibly dissolve it.

5 July – The main Greek resistance groups conclude the National Bands Agreement.

12 August – Massacre of Kommeno by the German Army.

8 September – The Italian garrison on Kastellorizo surrenders to the Allies.

8 September – Jürgen Stroop becomes the country's HSSPF.

9–11 September – The Germans under Ulrich Kleemann seize Rhodes from the Italians.

14–16 September – Viannos massacres by the German Army.

15–24 September – Massacre of the Acqui Division on the island of Cephalonia by the German Army.

19–29 September – The Paramythia executions by the German Army and local Albanian collaborators.

3–4 October – Battle of Kos: the Germans capture the island of Kos against British and Italian resistance.

9 November – Walter Schimana becomes the country's HSSPF.

12–16 November – Battle of Leros: the Germans capture the island of Leros against British and Italian resistance.

13 December 1943 – Massacre of Kalavryta by the German Army.

14 December – 300 Allied bomber raid Athens.

15 December – Allied bombers raid Piraeus harbor and Greek airfields.

18 December – Drakeia massacre by the SS.^[1]

References