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Monday, 28 October 2019 12:20
OXI DAY: The day of defiance, the day of NO!
At 3 a.m. on the morning of October 28th, 1940, Emanuele Grazzi, the Italian ambassador to Greece, delivered an ultimatum from Benito Mussolini to Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas. Il Duce demanded that Metaxas allow the Italian army free passage to enter and occupy strategic sites in Greece unopposed.
by Victoria M. Lord
Published in
Greece
Monday, 30 October 2017 09:46
Benito Mussolini’s Failed Greco-Italian War
During the Greco-Italian War, Benito Mussolini’s fascist army hungered for an easy conquest in Greece, but got more than it bargained for.
Published in
Greece