Italian spring offensive

BelligerentsItalyGreeceCommanders and leadersUgo Cavallero
Carlo GelosoAlexander Papagos

Georgios GrivasStrength 9 divisions 6 divisionsCasualties and losses 24,000+ 1,243 killed
42 missing
4,016 wounded

The Italian spring offensive, also known as Operazione Primavera (Operation Spring), was an offensive of the Greco-Italian War that lasted from 9 to 16 March 1941. The offensive was the last Italian attempt of the war to defeat the Greekforces, which had already advanced deep into Italian-controlled Albania. The opening of the offensive was supervised by the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini but ended a week later in complete failure.