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Italian invasion of Greece

1940–1941 conflictBelligerentsAxis: Italy Albania Germany (from 6 April 1941)Allies: GreeceUnited Kingdom(air and material support)Commanders and leadersVictor Emmanuel IIIBenito MussoliniPietro BadoglioUgo CavalleroSebastiano PrascaUbaldo SodduCarlo GelosoAlessandro Pirzio BiroliGiovanni MesseShefqet VërlaciAqif PërmetiWilhelm ListGeorge IIIoannis Metaxas#Alexandros Koryzis †Emmanouil TsouderosAlexandros PapagosGeorgios Tsolakoglou Ioannis Pitsikas (POW)John D'AlbiacStrengthOctober:6 divisions of 12 regiments87,000 troops463 aircraft163 light tanks686 artillery piecesNovember:10 divisions of 20 regimentsDecember:17 divisions of 34 regimentsJanuary:25 divisions of 50 regiments272,463 troops7,563 vehicles32,871 animalsApril:29 divisions of 58 regiments400,000 troops9,000 vehicles50,000 animalsOctober:4 divisions of 12 regiments50,000 troops300 aircraft of which 160 operational (fighters)940 artillery pieces270 anti-aircraft459,650 rifles17,032 machine guns315 mortar artillery600 military vehiclesNovember:7 divisions of 21 regimentsDecember:13 divisions of 39 regimentsJanuary:13 divisions of 39 regimentsCasualties and losses13,755 killed50,874 wounded3,914 missing21,153 POWTotal combat losses: 89,69612,368 frostbite cases52,108 sick64 aircraft (another 24 claimed)1 submarine30,000 long tons of shippingGeneral total: 102,06413,325 killed42,485 wounded1,237 missing1,531 POWTotal combat losses: 58,578?

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