Battle of the Metaxas Line
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Η Μάχη των Οχυρών ή αλλιώς Μάχη της Γραμμής Μεταξά ήταν η πρώτη μάχη της Γερμανικής εισβολής στην Ελλάδα. Διεξήχθη ανατολικά του Αξιου ποταμού, στα ελληνοβουλγαρικά σύνορα. Διάρκεσε 3 ημέρες από τις 6 έως τις 9 Απριλίου του 1941 και έληξε με νίκη των Γερμανών.
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The Battle of the Metaxas Line (German: Kampf um die Metaxas-Linie), also known in Greece as the Battle of the Forts (Greek: Μάχη των Οχυρών), was the first battle during the German invasion of Greece in World War II. The Germans succeeded in capturing several individual forts but failed to breach the fortified Metaxas Line in general. The 2nd Panzer division (XVIII Mountain Corps) with an enveloping move crossed the Yugoslavian borders, overcame Yugoslav and Greek resistance and captured Thessaloniki on the 9th of April. The capture of Thessaloniki forced the Greek East Macedonia Army Section to surrender on the 10th of April and the Metaxas Line battle was over.
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Battle of the Metaxas Line
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Μάχη των Οχυρών
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Η Μάχη των Οχυρών ή αλλιώς Μάχη της Γραμμής Μεταξά ήταν η πρώτη μάχη της Γερμανικής εισβολής στην Ελλάδα. Διεξήχθη ανατολικά του Αξιου ποταμού, στα ελληνοβουλγαρικά σύνορα. Διάρκεσε 3 ημέρες από τις 6 έως τις 9 Απριλίου του 1941 και έληξε με νίκη των Γερμανών.
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The Battle of the Metaxas Line (German: Kampf um die Metaxas-Linie), also known in Greece as the Battle of the Forts (Greek: Μάχη των Οχυρών), was the first battle during the German invasion of Greece in World War II. The Germans succeeded in capturing several individual forts but failed to breach the fortified Metaxas Line in general. The 2nd Panzer division (XVIII Mountain Corps) with an enveloping move crossed the Yugoslavian borders, overcame Yugoslav and Greek resistance and captured Thessaloniki on the 9th of April. The capture of Thessaloniki forced the Greek East Macedonia Army Section to surrender on the 10th of April and the Metaxas Line battle was over. German General Wilhelm List, commander of the German forces attacking Greece, admired the bravery and courage of these soldiers. He refrained from taking the Greek soldiers prisoner and declared that the army was free to leave with their war flags, on condition that they surrender their arms and supplies. He also ordered his soldiers and officers to salute the Greek soldiers (Beevor 2005, p. 20). At the time, the Metaxas line was poorly manned, as most of the Greek Army was involved in the Greco-Italian War on the Albanian front.
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