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Greek German War and German Invasion by Greece: 4 Impact of Wolnyi During WW2 War

   

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Running head: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSInternational relationsName of the universityName of the studentAuthors note

1INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSTable of ContentsIntroduction:....................................................................................................................................2Discussion:.......................................................................................................................................3Greek German war and German invasion by Greece:.....................................................................4Impact of World War II on Greece:.................................................................................................6Greece strategy for defending the battle:.........................................................................................6Greece attitude toward Germany:....................................................................................................7Conclusion:......................................................................................................................................9References list:...............................................................................................................................11

2INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSIntroduction:The report is prepared to demonstrate the attitude of Greece towards the Germany duringWorld War II. World War II also has another name of Second World War that lasted from theperiod of 1939-1945. Such war bought the world to warfare and killed many people. It led tomost destructive war in human history due to use of western technological advances during thewar. Great Britain, United States, Imperial Japan, fascist Italy, allied nations and axis nations ofNazi Germany were some of the primary combatants in World War II. Attack of Germany onGreece was much anticipated and the battle against country was ended with the decline ofPeloponnese and Kalamata that led to the complete occupation of mainland of Greece by Axis.One of the greatest conflicts in the history is World War II and the scale on which it was carriedout was not possible to grapple (Baylis et al. 2017). The occupation of Europe by German inyear 1940 was utmost brutal as it brought devastation of Europe. Discussion:Europe was in turmoil during the official start of World War II and it was on October 28,1940 when Greece participated in the war. Originally, battle plan of Germany did notincorporated invasion of Greece. The capturing of Greece was is one such example of brutalityof Germany. Victory of Greece against fascism was the first victory in history against Germany.The initial attack of Germany against Greece was launched from territory of Bulgaria that wassupported by bomber aircraft and artillery. Fort resistance was determined and audacious undergeneral Konstantinos Bakopoulos, however, it went in vain. Greeks defeated the Italian armiesof Germany as they kept on fighting and defending themselves from the attack of Germansthroughout the period of 1940-1944 (Knutsen 2016). Germans rewarded the bravery of Greek

3INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSpeople with hostility that was implacable. After the occupation, Greece was divided between theavenging Italians, Bulgarians and themselves. Wiping out of Greeks was the unspoken strategiesof Greece through bombing, starvation and mass murdering. All the previous occupiers ofGreece were surpassed by barbarism of Germany. Occupying of Greece by Germany convertedfrom such a well to do country and brink it on brink of death resulting from violence. Greek German war and German invasion by Greece: The reason why Russia was forcefully invaded by Germany was its fight with Greece forwhich army of Germany was ill equipped. Battle of Greece also known as the German invasioninitiated on 6th April, 1941 and it ended on 30th April, 1941. However, Greek army wasunsuccessful in keeping Germans for occupying the country, although Greek army resisted andtried their hardest. Greece invasion by Germany was almost complete when latter army managedto enter Athens on 27th April 1941. The mainland Greece was occupied by Germany once theformer surrendered to latter. The time German entered Athens made elite Greek soldiers to flyover acropolis to remove flags. Wrapping of soldiers in blue and White flag and leaping to deathfrom walls of ancient fortress marked first public act of resistance in the city. Another act ofresistance and courage that inspired all subjected people due to oppression of Nazi was tearingdown of Nazi flags from the acropolis by Apostolis Santas and Manoliz Glezos. This madeoccupiers having hard time in Greece. Resistance to capturing also emerged by way of formingcommunist that led to formation of national liberation front in September 1941 (Bell 2014).Formation of National people liberation’s army in December 1941 is one of the importantoffshoots of this group. Liberating Greece from Germany is one of the primary causes offormation of National people liberation’s army. Germany was forced to keep large number oftroops in the country by resisting supply convoys and attacking bridges. British soldiers and

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