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Battle Of Hill 731
The Battle of Hill (Height) 731 ( el, Μάχη του υψώματος 731), was a fierce battle fought during World War II in southern Albania, part of the Greco-Italian War. It began in the early morning of 9 March 1941, when Fascist Italy launched an assault ('' Operation Primavera'') against Greece, aimed at capturing the critical mountain pass leading into the Kalpaki valley. Hill 731, strategically located 20 km north of Klisura (Këlcyrë) at the feet of Mount Trebeshinë, stood at the heart of the Greek defensive line. Despite being repeatedly and heavily attacked by superior Italian forces for over two weeks, Hill 731 was not captured, contributing to the failure of the ''Primavera'' offensive and the repulsion of Italians. Background By the end of 1940, the Greek command decided to halt large-scale offensive operations in the Albanian front, authorizing only local offensive operations for improving Greek lines until the weather improved. In effect, during the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VIII Army Corps (Italy)
The VIII Army Corps ( it, VIII Corpo d'Armata) was an infantry corps of the Royal Italian Army during World War II, when it participated in the Italian invasion of Albania, and the Greco-Italian War and the subsequent Italian occupation of Greece. History Its origins lie in the 8th Army Corps Command based at Napoli, formed as a territorial jurisdiction on 22 March 1877. Between 1927 and 1940, it was based in Rome as the Rome Army Corps (VIII) (''Corpo d'Armata di Roma (VIII)''). With the Italian entry into World War II on 10 June 1940, VIII Army Corps was moved to Piedmont under the Seventh Army. Returning briefly to Rome, it was sent to Albania in early November 1940 to participate in the Greco-Italian War under the Eleventh Army. During January and February 1941, the corps held a front sector at Tepeleni. It took part in the failed Italian Spring Offensive in March, and in the Italian advance once the Greek retreat began in mid-April as a result of the German invasion of Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Infantry Division (Greece)
In military terms, 5th Division may refer to: Infantry divisions *5th Division (Australia) * 5th Division (People's Republic of China) * 5th Division (Colombia) *Finnish 5th Division (Continuation War) * 5th Light Cavalry Division (France) * 5th Motorized Division (France) * 5th North African Infantry Division, France * 5th Division (German Empire) * 5th Division (Reichswehr) *5th Jäger Division (Wehrmacht) * 5th Royal Bavarian Division, German Empire * 5th Mountain Division (Wehrmacht) * 5th Infantry Division (Greece) *5th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) *5th (Mhow) Division, British Indian Army *5th Infantry Division (India) *5th Alpine Division Pusteria, Italy *5th Infantry Division Cosseria, Italy * 5th Division (New Zealand) * 5th Division (North Korea) *5th Division (Iraq) * 5th Division (Norway), participated in the Norwegian Campaign * 5th Infantry Division (Ottoman Empire) * 5th Infantry Division (Philippines) * 5th Infantry Division (Poland) * 5th Rifle Division (Pola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
17th Infantry Division (Greece)
The 17th Infantry Division ( el, XVII Μεραρχία Πεζικού, XVII ΜΠ; ''XVII Merarchia Pezikou'', ''XVII MP'') was an infantry division of the Hellenic Army that fought in the Greco-Italian War. Pre-war plans for defence against a joint Italian–Bulgarian attack (Plan "IB") envisaged the raising of the 17th Division during mobilization, and its employment against Bulgaria under the Kavala Army Section, in eastern Macedonia. When Italy invaded Greece in October 1940, the division was mobilized, but as Bulgaria remained neutral, it was transferred to the Albanian front and fought against the Italian army as part of III Army Corps under the Western Macedonia Army Section. Following the German invasion of Greece The German invasion of Greece, also known as the Battle of Greece or Operation Marita ( de , Unternehmen Marita, links = no), was the attack of Greece by Italy and Germany during World War II. The Italian invasion in October 1940, which is usu ... and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
II Army Corps (Greece)
The II Army Corps ( el, Β' Σώμα Στρατού, abbr. Β' ΣΣ) was an army corps of the Hellenic Army. Established in 1913, it took part in all subsequent wars of Greece. Since 1998 the corps functioned as a strategic reserve force, and comprised the Army's special forces and army aviation units, as well as mechanized infantry. It was disbanded on 29 November 2013. History The II Army Corps was founded after the Balkan Wars, on 17 August 1913 (O.S.). Initially headquartered at Athens, it was transferred to Patras in December of the same year. During World War I it fought in the Macedonian front, and then participated in the Asia Minor Campaign. Following the Greek retreat in August 1922, the Corps was reconstituted on 7 September 1922 (O.S.) in eastern Macedonia, as part of the Army of Evros. The Corps took part in the Greco-Italian War of 1940–41 from the beginning, and lasted until the Greek capitulation and disbandment of the Greek Army after the German invasion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
29th Infantry Division "Piemonte"
The 29th Infantry Division "Piemonte" ( it, 29ª Divisione di fanteria "Piemonte") was an infantry Division (military), division of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. The division was garrisoned in Messina on Sicily and recruited primarily on the island. The division was in Greece when the Armistice of Cassibile was announced on 8 September 1943 and dissolved by German forces three days later. History The division's lineage begins with the Brigade "Piemonte" established in 1815, which on 25 October 1831 split to form the 1st and 2nd infantry regiments under the brigade's command. On 4 May 1839 the two regiments were re-numbered as 3rd and 4th infantry regiments. World War I The brigade fought on the Italian front (World War I), Italian front in World War I. In November 1926 the brigade assumed the name of XXIX Infantry Brigade and received the 75th Infantry Regiment "Napoli". The brigade was the infantry component of the 29th Territorial Division of Messina, which als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
